The artisans from the tiny town of Gee’s Bend, Alabama, have been making a global impact for generations.
Martin Luther King Jr. visited Gee’s Bend.
In her figurative and floral canvases, the Chicago-based painter explores her intersections.
The same year, she exhibited at the Martin Luther King Memorial Library in DC, among
Taking an in-depth look at the historical experiences and cultural formations of Black and African people since the 17th century, this exhibition includes works of art like paintings, sculpture, photographs, and time-based media by artists from Africa, Europe, the Americas, and the Caribbean.
Jobs and Freedom, a famed demonstration for racial equality and civil rights where Martin
Rapper Sa-Roc’s music speaks to different aspects of Black experience, including the vulnerability of many Black kids—similar to the boy in Margaret Burroughs’s linocut, who hides himself. Her song Forever invites listeners not to hide, but to shine and share their “inner light� with the world.
And I thought about the many young Black boys, like Tamir Rice, and Trayvon Martin
In this panel Bosch shows us the last moments in the life of a miser, just before his eternal fate is decided. A little monster peeping out from under the bed–curtains tempts the miser with a bag of gold, while an angel kneeling at the right encourages him to acknowledge the crucifix in the window.
Tokyo, 1978: 246-247, no. 7, pls. 18-19. 1979 Martin, Gregory.
Artists in the United States are protected under the First Amendment, which guarantees freedoms of speech and press. This module features works created by artists with a range of perspectives and motivations.
Learn more about Martin Luther King Jr. and the Memphis sanitation strike.
Titian’s goddess of love and beauty conjures the sense of touch. Observing her flushed cheek, one can almost feel its warmth.
Martin Luther King‘: White Privilege and White Masks in William Christopher’s Paintings
How do visual artists of the Harlem Renaissance explore black identity and political empowerment? How does visual art of the Harlem Renaissance relate to current-day events and issues? How do migration and displacement influence cultural production?
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