Tag: African American

• 40 Days of Black Art. Day 3: Betye Saar

  This mixed media, collage, assemblage and installation artist’s work often includes images of stereotyped African-American figures from folk culture and advertising, like Aunt Jemima, Uncle Tom, Little Black Sambo, African ritual and tribal objects, African American folk traditions and/or family memorabilia. Three things: Her signature piece (one of her better-known and controversial pieces) is entitled “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima.”…

  Simone Monique Barnes

  March 7, 2014

  Americana, Arts, Black History and Culture, Ethnic, Regional and National Identity, Nation Building, Visual Arts

  40 Days of Black Art, African American, art, assemblage, Betye Saar, California, collage, Los Angeles

• 40 Days of Black Art. Day 1: Allan Crite

  40 Days of Black Art: My Lenten journey through images and individuals at the intersection of faith and creativity. Day 1: Allan Rohan Crite Three things: Known as the grandaddy of the Boston art scene, Crite’s work centered around three main themes: Negro spirituals, religious themes that emphasize non-European aspects of the Bible, and every day African…

  Simone Monique Barnes

  March 6, 2014

  Americana, Arts, Black History and Culture, Church, Ethnic, Regional and National Identity, Nation Building, Visual Arts

  40 Days of Black Art, African American, Allan Crite, art, Boston, church, Episcopal, Lent

• Juneteenth circa 1900, Austin, Texas

  The official Juneteenth Committee in East Woods Park, Austin, Texas on June 19, 1900. (Courtesy Austin History Center, Austin Public Library) Read more: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/Juneteenth-Our-Other-Independence-Day.html

  Simone Monique Barnes

  June 19, 2013

  Black History and Culture, Ethnic, Regional and National Identity, Genealogy and Home Collections, Nation Building, Visual Arts

  1900s, African American, Austin, East Austin, History, Juneteenth, Photography, Texas