SOLD – Music Three by Frank Frazier

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Music Three
by Frank Frazier
Original Ink on paper
Size 7″ x 8″ Approx

Frank Frazier began his work as a fine artist early, at the age of seven. He was creating paintings in his family’s Harlem, New York City home. A husband and father of five, he recalls growing up, “we were not poor, but my family was a little different.” At the age of 15, his family moved to downtown New York City, which precipitated his “getting into a lot of trouble” as a youngster. A move to Queens, New York, brought with it a stint at a boys’ institution in upstate New York, but it also marked the point where Frazier turned his life around. While at the school, he was responsible for creating art for the “different bunks.” Teachers noticed his talent and later as a Sergeant in the Army during Vietnam, officers gave him the responsibility of painting art and shirts for the platoons. Frazier’s designs included a mixture of different scenes which he completed for free; he and his fellow soldiers weren’t thinking about money when they did their work. Amazingly, after his stint in the service, “I recall my family throwing lots of my art away.” Ironically, today it is the love and support of his immediate and “great extended family” that inspires him.

This sculptor, painter, and collagist cites the Creator as his biggest influence. “The Creator inspires me. He puts whatever I need in me. He also admits that he “loves black women and likes to use them in his art.” Frazier also credits Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Elizabeth Cattlett as his biggest artistic inspirations. Speaking on how the Diaspora influences his art, Frank muses, “I go to Senegal, West Africa a lot. Many of my collages are influenced from there.” As far as the media he works with, the sky is the limit. “I paint with oils, watercolors, and charcoal, anything that’s available,” says Frazier.

“When I see young people look with respect and appreciation for the art of today, I think of Sankofa, and how we must go back to the past to understand the present,” he observes. “Take Grant Hill, the famous basketball player. Young people heard Hill is exhibiting his art collection around the United States, and they want to be a part of it because of him, although it’s really the art he has collected they are coming to see! He is holding our heritage for our children.”

Although the artistic creations of many blacks were not embraced by “mainstream” art dealers, always positive, Frank admits, “My experience as a black artist has always been good. I like working with black- owned galleries because they also expose us artists to other people’s creativity, old artists and new. Shows like this[BHAS] allow us to make a living off of our creativity, with our people supporting us. Charles Bibbs and Poncho [Brown] have come under criticism for mass-producing their work, but I think it’s great to bring an artist’s work into many homes.”

Now living in Texas, Frazier is working on a series of paintings on the civil rights movement. He recently completed a road trip to various Southern cities that were pivotal to the struggle for equal rights; Jackson, Mississippi to Birmingham, Alabama, to Selma, to Tuskegee. This statesmen of art was “never motivated by money” when producing his art; the love of black history and culture and creation are his driving force. Frank Frazier serves up life’s wisdom as well as beautiful art; he offers this, “when life gets you down and you feel no one is helping you achieve your goals, remember this, even when somebody has their foot up your behind, you are still in front; You can still make it!”
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SOLD – Leaves of Lady by Thiago Bols

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Leaves of Lady
by Thiago Bols
Original Art – Leaves over board then painted
Mix Media / 3D
Size 20″ x 32″ Approx

Artist Thiago Bols paints beautiful Black women.
Bols makes paper mache which is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as glue.
Thiago molds and then adheres his paper mache to the canvas in various shapes.
Using acrylic paint and fabric the artist completes his composition.
Thiago Almeida Santos (Thiago Bols) has a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Federal University of Bahia and acts as producer, art director, make up artist and costume designer for shows in Salvador, Bahia.

Malcolm X Adversity

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Malcolm X Adversity
Open Edition Offset Poster
Size 17″ x 11″ Approx

Our high-quality printing process gives this print/poster its eloquent and striking appearance. Printed 14 pt. cover stock, this art reproduction has a UV coating that protects the printing process and the inks for lasting beauty. This is an affordable print, enjoy!

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SOLD – Ladies by Frank Frazier

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Ladies
by Frank Frazier
Original Ink on paper
Size 7″ x 8″ Approx

Frank Frazier began his work as a fine artist early, at the age of seven. He was creating paintings in his family’s Harlem, New York City home. A husband and father of five, he recalls growing up, “we were not poor, but my family was a little different.” At the age of 15, his family moved to downtown New York City, which precipitated his “getting into a lot of trouble” as a youngster. A move to Queens, New York, brought with it a stint at a boys’ institution in upstate New York, but it also marked the point where Frazier turned his life around. While at the school, he was responsible for creating art for the “different bunks.” Teachers noticed his talent and later as a Sergeant in the Army during Vietnam, officers gave him the responsibility of painting art and shirts for the platoons. Frazier’s designs included a mixture of different scenes which he completed for free; he and his fellow soldiers weren’t thinking about money when they did their work. Amazingly, after his stint in the service, “I recall my family throwing lots of my art away.” Ironically, today it is the love and support of his immediate and “great extended family” that inspires him.

This sculptor, painter, and collagist cites the Creator as his biggest influence. “The Creator inspires me. He puts whatever I need in me. He also admits that he “loves black women and likes to use them in his art.” Frazier also credits Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, and Elizabeth Cattlett as his biggest artistic inspirations. Speaking on how the Diaspora influences his art, Frank muses, “I go to Senegal, West Africa a lot. Many of my collages are influenced from there.” As far as the media he works with, the sky is the limit. “I paint with oils, watercolors, and charcoal, anything that’s available,” says Frazier.

“When I see young people look with respect and appreciation for the art of today, I think of Sankofa, and how we must go back to the past to understand the present,” he observes. “Take Grant Hill, the famous basketball player. Young people heard Hill is exhibiting his art collection around the United States, and they want to be a part of it because of him, although it’s really the art he has collected they are coming to see! He is holding our heritage for our children.”

Although the artistic creations of many blacks were not embraced by “mainstream” art dealers, always positive, Frank admits, “My experience as a black artist has always been good. I like working with black- owned galleries because they also expose us artists to other people’s creativity, old artists and new. Shows like this[BHAS] allow us to make a living off of our creativity, with our people supporting us. Charles Bibbs and Poncho [Brown] have come under criticism for mass-producing their work, but I think it’s great to bring an artist’s work into many homes.”

Now living in Texas, Frazier is working on a series of paintings on the civil rights movement. He recently completed a road trip to various Southern cities that were pivotal to the struggle for equal rights; Jackson, Mississippi to Birmingham, Alabama, to Selma, to Tuskegee. This statesmen of art was “never motivated by money” when producing his art; the love of black history and culture and creation are his driving force. Frank Frazier serves up life’s wisdom as well as beautiful art; he offers this, “when life gets you down and you feel no one is helping you achieve your goals, remember this, even when somebody has their foot up your behind, you are still in front; You can still make it!”

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Sunday Morning by Thiago Bols

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Sunday Morning
by Thiago Bols
Original Acrylic  on Board
Size 58″ x 48″ Approx

Artist Thiago Bols paints beautiful Black women.
 
Bols makes paper mache which is a composite material consisting of paper pieces or pulp, sometimes reinforced with textiles, bound with an adhesive, such as glue.
Thiago molds and then adheres his paper mache to the canvas in various shapes.
Using acrylic paint and fabric the artist completes his composition.
Thiago Almeida Santos (Thiago Bols) has a Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Federal University of Bahia and acts as producer, art director, make up artist and costume designer for shows in Salvador, Bahia. 
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SOLD – Diva by Jeffrey Glenn Reese

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Diva
by Jeffrey Glenn Reese
Original Acrylic and Collage on Wood
Size 51″ x 27″ Approx

Jeffrey Glenn Reese, Published author, International Pop artist and Prince of the “Spoken Word”, is world renowned for his masterful line drawings most compared to Picasso, Matisse and France’s own, Jean Cocteau and his powerful and provocative poetry. He is also noted as one of the world’s most riveting Performance Poet to date. Mr. Reese has performed and exhibited at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, New York Art Expo at the Javitz Center, New York State Museum of Art, the Legendary Vitter End in NYC, World famous Café Lena in Saratoga, New York, the Annual Comesunday Event at The Egg – Rockefeller Plaza in Albany, New York, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA, Hyde Park in England and at the Montreal, Canada Jazz Festival. He has performed with such acts as Winton Marcellus, Roy Ayers and Miles J. Mr. Reese opened for The Last Poets, SWV, King of Calypso Music – Mighty Sparrow, and Pieces of a Dream. His additional accomplishments to date include recognition as one of the top 79 artist in the world for his mural painting at Woodstock in 1994 and also served on the committee to select artists to paint at Woodstock 1999. He was selected as one of the first artist to present, lecture and perform at the first Anguillian Art Festival in Anguilla, Netherland Antilles.

As an author, Mr. Reese wrote two books containing Poetry, Art, Short Stories and Essays. The first book is titled, “Jewelry from The Higher Power, Vol.1 and the second book is titled, “Poems and Other Writings”, published by American Vision Galleries in NYC. This latter book continues to grow in value as a collector’s item and is currently being put into a CD version with music.

Mr. Jeffrey Glenn Reese has just recently completed a new body of Art work that will be shown at the Jeffrey Glenn Reese Art Gallery to be opened by Summer 2009 on Historic Benson Street, Camden, New Jersey.
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SOLD – Cause I’m The Mama and I Said So by Cidne Wallace

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Cause I’m The Mama and I Said So
by Cidne Wallace
Original Watercolor on Paper
Size 8.5″ x 11″

Cidne Wallace. She is best known for her “Always a Sistah” Collection that features images of African American women and religious or humorous quotes/phrases.

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SOLD – The Mask by Jeffrey Glenn Reese

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The Mask Piano 
by Jeffrey Glenn Reese
Original Acrylic and Collage on Canvas 
Size 20″ x 22″ Approx

Jeffrey Glenn Reese, Published author, International Pop artist and Prince of the “Spoken Word”, is world renowned for his masterful line drawings most compared to Picasso, Matisse and France’s own, Jean Cocteau and his powerful and provocative poetry. He is also noted as one of the world’s most riveting Performance Poet to date. Mr. Reese has performed and exhibited at the Smithsonian in Washington, DC, New York Art Expo at the Javitz Center, New York State Museum of Art, the Legendary Vitter End in NYC, World famous Café Lena in Saratoga, New York, the Annual Comesunday Event at The Egg – Rockefeller Plaza in Albany, New York, Kimmel Center in Philadelphia, PA, Hyde Park in England and at the Montreal, Canada Jazz Festival. He has performed with such acts as Winton Marcellus, Roy Ayers and Miles J. Mr. Reese opened for The Last Poets, SWV, King of Calypso Music – Mighty Sparrow, and Pieces of a Dream. His additional accomplishments to date include recognition as one of the top 79 artist in the world for his mural painting at Woodstock in 1994 and also served on the committee to select artists to paint at Woodstock 1999. He was selected as one of the first artist to present, lecture and perform at the first Anguillian Art Festival in Anguilla, Netherland Antilles.

As an author, Mr. Reese wrote two books containing Poetry, Art, Short Stories and Essays. The first book is titled, “Jewelry from The Higher Power, Vol.1 and the second book is titled, “Poems and Other Writings”, published by American Vision Galleries in NYC. This latter book continues to grow in value as a collector’s item and is currently being put into a CD version with music.

Mr. Jeffrey Glenn Reese has just recently completed a new body of Art work that will be shown at the Jeffrey Glenn Reese Art Gallery to be opened by Summer 2009 on Historic Benson Street, Camden, New Jersey.
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SOLD – Marketplace by Andrew Turner

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Marketplace
by Andrew Turner
Original Acrylic on Canvas
Size 44″ x 44″ Approx

Andrew Turner was born in l944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-1 2 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments include Artist-in-Residence and Curator, Deshong Museum, Chester, PA; Lecturer, Widener University; Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and, he toured and lectured in The People’s Republic of China. Collections which hold Andrew’s paintings include Woody Allen, Dr. Maya Angelou, ARCO Chemical Company, Bell Telephone Company, Dr. Constance Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Edie Huggins, Eric Lindros, Mr. and Mrs Louis Madonni, Moses Malone, Penn State University, the artist formerly known as Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sorgenti, Swarthmore College, Mrs. Marilyn Wheaton, and Widener University Deshong Museum, just to name a few. He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His Philadelphia commissions include: WDAS FM (1996); Marco Solo, (published by J. Schwinn and G. Harlow, illustrated by Andrew Turner) Reverse Angle Productions, Inc. (I 995); and Robin Hood Dell, Fairmount Park (1985).

“My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, I look to the jazz idiom more so than to other contemporary visual artists for guidance and inspiration. I tend to measure the success of my pieces by how they stand up technically, emotionally and innovatively to a Coltrane solo or whether I’ve captured the spirit of the occasion, a la Ellington. The subject matter, sometimes nostalgic recollections of my days as a young tough, covers a myriad of common folk activities. The setting usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts.”

Andrew Turner 1944 – 2001

 

 

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How Strong Bob Marley

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How Strong Bob Marley
Open Edition Offset Poster
Size 13″ x 19″

Our high-quality printing process gives this print/poster its eloquent and striking appearance. Printed 14 pt. cover stock, this art reproduction has a UV coating that protects the printing process and the inks for lasting beauty. This is an affordable print, enjoy!

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The Gathering by Leon McDuffie

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The Gathering
by Leon McDuffie
Offset Poster
Size 19″ x 13″ 

Leon is a naturally talented Philadelphia native who began drawing at age 5. After studying at the Philadelphia College of Art, he has amassed a huge body of Afrocentric work

which he has exhibited in California, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

A book illustrator and graphic designer Leon still enjoys caricature drawing at social events.

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Girl Jumping Rope by Andrew Turner

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Girl Jumping Rope
by Andrew Turner 
Offset Print – Open Edition
Size 13″ x 19″

Andrew Turner was born in l944 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He was a graduate of Temple University’s Tyler School of Art. Andrew’s work has been widely acclaimed, with many solo exhibitions and participation in group exhibitions. He has taught art in grades K-1 2 in the Chester, Pennsylvania Public Schools and in correctional centers. His appointments include Artist-in-Residence and Curator, Deshong Museum, Chester, PA; Lecturer, Widener University; Lecturer, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; and, he toured and lectured in The People’s Republic of China. Collections which hold Andrew’s paintings include Woody Allen, Dr. Maya Angelou, ARCO Chemical Company, Bell Telephone Company, Dr. Constance Clayton, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cosby, Edie Huggins, Eric Lindros, Mr. and Mrs Louis Madonni, Moses Malone, Penn State University, the artist formerly known as Prince, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Sorgenti, Swarthmore College, Mrs. Marilyn Wheaton, and Widener University Deshong Museum, just to name a few. He has been featured in numerous solo exhibitions and group exhibitions in the United States and abroad. His Philadelphia commissions include: WDAS FM (1996); Marco Solo, (published by J. Schwinn and G. Harlow, illustrated by Andrew Turner) Reverse Angle Productions, Inc. (I 995); and Robin Hood Dell, Fairmount Park (1985).

“My paintings combine the drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the Impressionists. However, I look to the jazz idiom more so than to other contemporary visual artists for guidance and inspiration. I tend to measure the success of my pieces by how they stand up technically, emotionally and innovatively to a Coltrane solo or whether I’ve captured the spirit of the occasion, a la Ellington. The subject matter, sometimes nostalgic recollections of my days as a young tough, covers a myriad of common folk activities. The setting usually my native Chester, is a beehive of creative stimulation or a deteriorating ghetto depending on my state of mind. At the very least, hopefully, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue the legacy of African American participation in the arts.”

Andrew Turner 1944 – 2001

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I Remember Big Sis by Benjamin Britt

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I Remember Big Sis
Benjamin Britt
Offset Lithograph Printed in 1987
Signed and Numbered
Size 19″ x 25″

Benjamin Britt, born in Windfall, North Carolina, attended Philadelphia’s Museum College of Art, Hussian School of Art, and the Arts Student League in New York City. Britt’s oil paintings and charcoal drawings, seen in some of the finest private collections in the country, range from strong symbolic African themes, charcoal drawings depicting neighborhood children, beautifully rendered portraits, to his widely acclaimed surrealist works. These works form a sense of balance, and space and present strong symbolic messages that cannot be ignored.

Awards

Laurel Wheeler Award Waring Award, Washington, D.C., 1971
Popular Purchase Award, 23rd Annual Awards, 1964
Popular Purchase Award, 17th Annual Awards, 1958
Atlanta University Collections, Best Figure Painting, 16th Annual Awards, 1957
Les Beaux Arts, First Prize Best Abstract, Vineland, New Jersey, Mayfair Merchants Award

Exhibitions

Studio 5 Gallery, New York, NY
Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA
Allen’s Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Wharton Art Center, Philadelphia, PA
Cheyney State Teachers College, Cheyney, PA
The Shaffer Gallery, Chafont, PA
The Collectors Gallery, Atlanta University, GA
SmithMason Gallery, Washington, D.C.
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
October Gallery, Philadelphia, PA

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    Art Jazz Trio by Buchi Upjohn Aghaji

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    Art Jazz Trio by Buchi Upjohn Aghaji
    Serigraph
    Signed and Numbered by the Artist
    Edition of 275
    Size 30″ x 36″ Approx

    Nigerian born artist, Buchi Upjohn Aghaji dips his brush into vastly different hues when creating his works. He expresses his art through a variety of media including oil, watercolor and acrylic on cold-pressed paper, canvas, burlap, wood and pottery. The result is a refreshing change from the contemporary trend in Afro-centric painting. Aghaji says he was always interested in painting, his studies at the university steered him into the advertising field where he worked for a year in Nigeria. It wasn’t until he moved to England that he realized he could pursue his painting full time.

    Always open to travel and new experiences, Aghaji decided to move to the United States. He spent three years in New York where he says at first his work was met with some resistance due to its break from tradition. He has held fast to the idea that “An appreciation and enjoyment of a thing of beauty is a freeing experience in itself”. One must have that freedom to appreciate and interpret the beauty of art. This explains why his work takes a semi-abstract quality yet possessing a vibrance that makes you stop and take notice of the rhythm of the painting.

    He also uses the traditional “Uli” motifs found in his tribe, the Igbos of Nigeria that displays a unique form of expression. Uli is the art of body decorations, consisting of lines and patterns that convey such admirable qualities as the strength, fertility, humility and compassion of the individuals they adorn. He states that using uli motifs enables him to remind everyone that these inner qualities are what we must seek to cultivate. This combining of the best of the “old” and the “new” come together make his work a unique and exhilarating experience.

    Upjohn’s work has received much recognition and acclaim in Nigeria and other parts of the world. The president of Nigeria and numerous private collectors in England, Germany, America and Africa have collected his work.
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    SOLD – African American Doll Queen by C Davis

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    African American Doll Queen
    by C Davis
    Size 8″ x 15″ Approx

    Beautiful collectible African American Dolls. These are original dolls designed and hand crafted by collector/creator C Davis. Each doll is 15″ tall and 8″ at the base. They are magnificently outfitted in traditional or African cloth and Natural Hair. Enjoy!  

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