Charles C. Dawson was an American painter, printmaker, and illustrator. He studied art at the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, the Art Students League of New York, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. In order to afford to attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Charles C. Dawson worked as a waiter in an art and literary club called the Cliff Dwellers Club. Continue reading Profile: Charles C. Dawson (1889-1981)
Dana C. Chandler, Jr is a Black Power artist, activist and Professor Emeritus at Simmons College. Continue reading Profile: Dana Chandler (1941-)
Donna Chambers is an American jewelry designer based in White Plains, New York and known for designs featuring pearls and antique mother of pearl gambling chips. Chambers’ fine jewelry has been carried by major department stores such as Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue and Na Hoku and the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C Continue reading Profile: Donna Chambers (1950-)
Frank Calloway was a self-taught artist from the United States. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1952, he was committed to Bryce Hospital and the Alabama Department of Mental Health in Tuscaloosa. He lived in the Alice M. Kidd Nursing Facility in Tuscaloosa. His imagery is primarily agrarian, depicting the Old South as he remembers it. He drew on butcher paper using crayons, pen and markers. The scrolls are either 24 or 36 inches high and Calloway made them anywhere from 8 to over 60 feet in length. While he claimed to be 112 years of age in 2008, research by gerontology experts deduced that he was actually born in 1915.Frank Calloway was a self-taught artist from the United States. Diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1952, he was committed to Bryce Hospital and the Alabama Department of Mental Health in Tuscaloosa. He lived in the Alice M. Kidd Nursing Facility in Tuscaloosa. His imagery is primarily agrarian, depicting the Old South as he remembers it. He drew on butcher paper using crayons, pen and markers. The scrolls are either 24 or 36 inches high and Calloway made them anywhere from 8 to over 60 feet in length. While he claimed to be 112 years of age in 2008, research by gerontology experts deduced that he was actually born in 1915. Continue reading Profile: Frank Calloway (1915-2014)
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