Profile: Patrick H. Reason (1816-1898)
Patrick Henry Reason was one of the earliest African-American engravers and lithographers in the United States. Continue reading Profile: Patrick H. Reason (1816-1898)
Profile: WILLIAM TUCKER (1624- ?)
William Tucker was the first person of African ancestry born in the 13 British Colonies. His birth symbolized the beginnings of a distinct African American identity along the eastern coast of what would eventually become the United State Continue reading Profile: WILLIAM TUCKER (1624- ?)
Profile: Helen Ramsaran (1943-)
Helen Evans Ramsaran is an American sculptor. Her work explores the primordial world of ancient rituals, mysterious fossilized remains, mystic forces, and African inspired architecture. Ramsaran’s work was first inspired by a trip to Africa in 1981, and although her sculpture is inanimate, there is a lurking sense of humanity’s presence. Her recent work explores the effects of climate change on life sustaining systems and resources, specifically marine ecosystems and plant and animal species. Continue reading Profile: Helen Ramsaran (1943-)
Profile: Quilts of Gee’s Bend
The quilts of Gee’s Bend are quilts created by a group of women and their ancestors who live or have lived in the isolated African-American hamlet of Gee’s Bend, Alabama along the Alabama River. Continue reading Profile: Quilts of Gee’s Bend
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