{"id":10060,"date":"2021-08-22T10:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-22T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=10060"},"modified":"2021-08-20T00:40:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-20T00:40:59","slug":"the-three-piece-lonnie-powell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=10060","title":{"rendered":"The Three-Piece: Lonnie Powell"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

The Three-Piece: Lonnie Powell<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Artists by the Numbers<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Three works <\/em>of art<\/em>. Two minutes each. One artist.<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

3\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0Three works<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0Straight outta the collections of Black Art In America comes three compelling pieces of art for this week, including\u00a0Saad<\/em>,\u00a0Cecilia’s Back<\/em>, and\u00a0Harriett<\/em>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

2\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0Two minutes.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0We encourage you to take at least\u00a0two minutes\u00a0<\/a>to view each of these works, study them, and connect with them. See which ones speak to you, challenge you, and-or inspire you.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

1\u2026<\/strong>\u00a0One artist<\/em>.<\/strong>\u00a0The artist behind today\u2019s works is\u00a0Lonnie Powell<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>a multimedia painter and community organizer. Powell is a graduate of Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Missouri where he was privileged to study under the guidance of the late James Dallas Parks, who\u2019s influence spread well beyond the sphere of art. Powell\u2019s paintings and drawings are housed in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art\u2019s permanent collection, the Arrowhead Arts Collection, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. His paintings depict portraits of African American men and women. In 2001, Powell founded the Light in the Other Room, a collaborative of African American artists.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Okay, now that you\u2019ve been briefed,\u00a0we\u2019re gonna hit ya with The Three-Piece<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n

Cecelia’s Back \u2014 buyblackart.com<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
Harriet \u2014 buyblackart.com<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure>
Saad \u2014 buyblackart.com<\/span>\"\"<\/a><\/div><\/figure><\/div>\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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