Synopsis Born on January 2, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri, artist E. Simms Campbell went on to work for the art studio Triad and a variety of magazines, illustrating a children’s book by Arna Bontemps and Langston Hughes as well. He became a prolific illustrator for Esquire in 1933, remaining with the publication for decades and also helming his own syndicated feature Cuties. He died … Continue reading Profile: E. Simms Campbell
Jason Innocent was born on January 7, 1996, in Brooklyn, New York. Born to a Haitian mother and father. Innocent’s first attracted attention writing enigmatic epigrams graffiti in Lower Manhattan. His work is about social problems, power structures, class struggle, poverty and system of racism. – very fitting for the period time he live and work.
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Synopsis Lorna Simpson’s signature technique is photo-text, which involves including brief passages of text superimposed on her photographs, introducing new levels of meaning to the images. Simpson’s photography typically explores the perception of African American women in American culture, and in 2007 her work was featured in a 20-year retrospective at the Whitney Museum of Art. Continue reading Profile: Lorna Simpson
Synopsis Born on February 22, 1888, in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Horace Pippin created art as a child, though he lost the use of his drawing arm in World War I. He persevered and taught himself to paint with his injury, becoming a MOMA artist acclaimed for his renderings of African-American life along with biblical imagery and historical scenes. Published in magazines as well, Pippin died … Continue reading Profile: Horace Pippin
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