James Lesesne Wells was an African-American graphic artist and painter associated with the Harlem Renaissance. He was an influential art professor at Howard University from 1929 to 1968 and is considered a pioneer in modern art education. Continue reading Profile: James Lesesne Wells (1902-1993)
Leilah Weinraub is an American filmmaker, conceptual artist, and the former CEO of the fashion brand Hood By Air. In 2018 she was named a Sundance Institute Art of Nonfiction Fellow. Continue reading Profile: Leilah Weinraub (1979-)
James C. Watkins was born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1951 and raised in a farming family in Athens, Alabama. He is a ceramic artist living in Lubbock, Texas who has worked with clay for over 40 years. Continue reading Profile: James C. Watkins (1951 – )
Earl Marshawn Washington is an American entrepreneur, printmaker, and engraver. Continue reading Profile: Earl Marshawn Washington (1962-)
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