Profile: Robert Blackburn (1920-2003)
Robert Hamilton Blackburn was an African-American artist, teacher, and printmaker. Continue reading Profile: Robert Blackburn (1920-2003)
Category: Uncategorized
Profile: Raynes Birkbeck (1956-)
Raynes Birkbeck is an American artist who lives and works in Manhattan. Birkbeck is a self-taught artist who paints, sculpts, draws, and writes poetry. Continue reading Profile: Raynes Birkbeck (1956-)
Profile: Gene Bilbrew (1923-1974)
Eugene “Gene” Bilbrew was an African-American vocal group singer, cartoonist, and “bizarre art” pioneer. As noted in the biography, GENE BILBREW REVEALED: The Unsung Legacy of a Fetish Art Pioneer, he was “the first black career fetish artist in history.” Continue reading Profile: Gene Bilbrew (1923-1974)
Profile: Willie Birch (1942-)
Willie Birch is an American visual artist who works in a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, and sculpture. Birch was born in New Orleans, and currently lives and works in New Orleans. He completed his BA at Southern University in New Orleans, and received an MFA from Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, Maryland. Continue reading Profile: Willie Birch (1942-)
Black Art Story 