Shervone Neckles is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and community worker. Her work draws inspiration from the duality and transitional nature of her Afro-Grenadian-American identity. Continue reading Profile: Shervone Neckles (1979-)
Bettie Bendolph Seltzer was an American artist. She is associated with the Gee’s Bend quilting collective, along with her mother, Annie Bendolph, and her mother-in-law, Sue Willie Seltzer. She worked at the Freedom Quilting Bee. Continue reading Profile: Bettie Bendolph Seltzer (1939-2017)
Franklyn Seales was an American film, television and stage actor. He was known for his portrayals of business manager Dexter Stuffins in the 1980s sitcom Silver Spoons, and real-life convicted cop killer Jimmy Lee (Youngblood) Smith in the 1979 film The Onion Field Continue reading Profile: Franklyn Seales (1952-1990)
Joyce J. Scott is an African-American artist. Named a MacArthur Fellow in 2016, and a Smithsonian Visionary Artist in 2019, Scott is best known for her figurative sculptures and jewelry using free form, off-loom beadweaving techniques, similar to a peyote stitch. Continue reading Profile: Joyce J. Scott (1948-)
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