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William Conger (born 1937) is a Chicago-based, American painter and educator, known for a dynamic, subjective style of abstraction descended from Kandinsky, which consciously employs illogical, illusionistic space and light and ambiguous forms that evoke metaphorical associations.
Black Abstractionism is a term that refers to a modern arts movement that celebrates Black artists of African-American and African ancestry, whether as direct descendants of Africa or of a combined mixed-race heritage, who create work that is not representational, presenting the viewer with abstract expression, imagery, and ideas.
African-American art is known as a broad term describing visual art created by African Americans. The range of art they have created, and are continuing to create, over more than two centuries is as varied as the artists themselves. [ 1 ]
Tameka Ellington is the guest curator of "RETOLD: African American Art and Folklore" at the Akron Art Museum. The exhibit features 74 works by 45 African American artists from across the country.
Founded by Cecil Fergerson and Claude Booker (black art preparators who worked at LACMA), the organization comprised African-American artists, staff members, and other city residents who aimed to promote African-American art in Los Angeles. When the Black Arts Council was founded in 1968, every LACMA board member was white.
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History and Conference Center will be featuring a new exhibit: “A celebration of African American art and culture in the River Region”.
An example of an African American museum: The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum. Woodson was the founder of Black History Month, and a noted educator. This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums ...
Lewis was also the force behind "Art: African American," released in 1978 (and revised in 2003 as "African American Art and Artists"), which has become a key text on the history on Black art in ...