Richard Hunt – BLACK ART IN AMERICA™

From the Wells: Weekly Artist Profiles

Trelani Michelle — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 09:30:03 +0000

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Marvin Tate (1959-)

Marvin Tate (b 1959) is a Chicago based multidisciplinary self-taught artist. Besides being a visual artist, he is also a poet,

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How Public Art Projects Expanded Opportunities for a Generation of Black Artists, Part 2

Trelani Michelle — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:42:23 +0000

How Public Art Projects Expanded Opportunities for a Generation of Black Artists, Part 2

By Yvonne Bynoe

Part 1 of this series explored early public art by African-American artists starting in the 1930s with commissions that they received from the … Read the rest

How Public Art Projects Expanded Opportunities for a Generation of Black Artists, Part 1

Trelani Michelle — Mon, 13 Dec 2021 13:14:38 +0000

How Public Art Projects Expanded Opportunities for a Generation of Black Artists, Part 1

By Yvonne Bynoe

In the 1930s, long before accomplished Black artists were being exhibited in major museums or represented by top galleries in the United States, … Read the rest

Black Art in America Gifts 15 Works of Art to the Columbus Museum

baiadmin — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 14:04:36 +0000

Black Art in America Gifts 15 Works of Art to the Columbus Museum

“Spring Mood series #3” by Richard Mayhew, watercolor

BLACK ART IN AMERICA™ (BAIA), the leading online portal and network focused on African American Art in the nation, … Read the rest

BAIA BITS: Origins of Hammonds House Museum

baiadmin — Sat, 17 Oct 2020 19:14:51 +0000

BAIA BITS: Origins of Hammonds House Museum

Little Moments Where Knowledge Meets Art

Dr. Otis Thrash Hammonds

By 1985, the demanding medical administrator and Korean War vet commonly referred to as “O.T.” had been a force in the … Read the rest

Figuratively Speaking: Decoding Blackness in Abstract Expressionism

baiadmin — Fri, 17 Jul 2020 14:57:55 +0000

Figuratively Speaking: Decoding Blackness in Abstract Expressionism

by Chenoa Baker

While attending the exhibition, Artistic License, at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, I noticed the setup mimicked the barriers to understanding abstraction. Artistic License sought to mine the Modern and … Read the rest

Ode to Geraldine McCullough, The Sculptress who Taught Richard Hunt

baiadmin — Wed, 12 Feb 2020 17:33:31 +0000

Ode to Geraldine McCullough, The Sculptress who Taught Richard Hunt

by Tash Moore

In Ebony Magazine’s archives, there’s a large photo of a woman of then-indeterminable stature. She was intently applying herself to her task. Breathing fire through an … Read the rest

Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem At The Gibbes Museum

baiadmin — Tue, 21 May 2019 11:16:01 +0000

The Gibbes Museum of Art to Exhibit Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem

The Gibbes Museum of Art is pleased to present Black Refractions: Highlights from The Studio Museum in Harlem, a major traveling exhibition … Read the rest