By Dwayne Campbell INQUIRER STAFF WRITER POSTED: December 17, 2006 Saniah Johnson hopped from booth to booth at the 21st annual Philadelphia International Art Expo last month, taking in the plethora of paintings, sketches, serigraphs, sculptures and dolls created by African American artists. While Johnson, 32, appreciates the works of the Eakinses and Wyeths, she …

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By ROBERT STRAUSS For the Daily News POSTED: November 06, 2006 WHEN STEPHANIE Daniel was growing up in Boston, going to visit relatives on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts every summer, the idea that there was an African-American art community was not really a part of her consciousness. “Sometimes people just want art that, when they …

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Mercer A. Redcross III and Evelyn G. Redcross by Al Hunter Jr., Daily News Staff Writer POSTED: November 10, 2000 They met in college. He was class president. She was active in student council and her sorority. The attraction was mutual. “Evelyn had skills,” recalled Mercer Redcross of his future wife and business partner during …

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www.octobergallery.com Site allows consumers to buy black art online by Valerie Lynn Gray    Posted: June 1, 1998 Art lovers will find a haven in an innovative site created by the October Gallery (68 N. Second St., 215-629-3939), a 13-year-old showroom in Philadelphia that features Fine Art and each December produces the Philadelphia Art Expo, …

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