Judy's Art

01/31/2023

Dexter Gordon

by Herman Leonard

1948

01/31/2023

01/31/2023

EBONY G. PATTERSON RECIPIENT OF 2023 DAVID C. DRISKELL PRIZE

The High Museum of Art today announced artist Ebony G. Patterson as the 2023 recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize in recognition of her contributions to the field of African American art. Awarded annually by the Museum since 2005, the prize demonstrates the High’s ongoing dedication to furthering artistic innovation and promoting research of African American artists and scholars.

More:
https://www.blackartinamerica.com/blogs/news/ebony-g-patterson-recipient-of-2023-david-c-driskell-prize

01/23/2023

12/12/2022

Cue the Mariah Carey—Christmas has arrived at The Met! 🎄

Join us through January 8 to see our magnificently lit, 21-ft blue spruce that looms over a vivid 18th-century Neapolitan Nativity scene, surrounded by an abundant array of lifelike figures with silk-robed angels hovering above.

Learn more about the tree display and the holiday season at The Met: met.org/3Ifovnh

11/07/2022

An interesting guided tour into Marshall's painting.

This Close Look decodes the symbolism of Kerry James Marshall’s Untitled (Studio).

08/15/2022

Check the brother out.

Welcome to the offical fan page of the 5th generation, Master wood carver LaVon Van Williams Jr.

07/26/2022

07/26/2022

When Haile Selassie I—Emperor of Ethiopia periodically between 1930 to 1974, who was born on this day—made a state visit to the island of Jamaica in 1966, some 100,000 members of the Rastafarian group descended on the Kingston airport to greet the man whom they considered God incarnate.

In "An American Rescued in the Desert by The Mahdi and Emperor Haile Selassie" (1986) (pictured on the right), Robert Colescott depicts a Black American dressed in a tropical print shirt finding his own messianic rescue, supported by Haile Selassie and the Sudanese religious leader Muhammad Ahmad bin Abd Allah. This work recalls the myriad messianic narratives and political movements which called for diasporic communities to return to Africa—including the mission of certain Rastafarians as well as Marcus Garvey's “back to Africa” movement of the 1920s.



Photo: Liz Ligon

07/26/2022

Famous low country Artist