{"title":"Currently Exhibiting","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"delsarte-louis-movement","title":"Delsarte, Louis, (Movement)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13; line-height: normal;\"\u003e\"Movement\"  by Louis Delsarte\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13; line-height: normal;\"\u003e13 x 9.5 inches \u003c\/span\u003ewatercolor on paper -- framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you're Interested in this piece, please email us at:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: left; margin: 5px 8px 3px 5px;\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6103\/files\/ldelsartehd1_small.jpg?9435\" alt=\"\"\u003eLouis Delsarte\u003c\/strong\u003e is a profound figurative expressionist from New York City. He received a B.FA. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York and an M.FA. from the University of Arizona. Delsarte has taught painting and drawing at numerous institutions for many years. Currently he teaches arts and humanities at Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelsarte has executed several mural projects including Transitions for the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority and New Hope Visions at the Southwest Arts Center in Atlanta, GA. Delsarte's Selma to Montgomery was selected by the United States Postal Service in 2005 as the selvage in a series of stamp commemorating the civil rights movement. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Mural: Dreams, Visions and Change is a 129ft mural was installed in 2010 at the King National Historic Site on Auburn Avenue in Atlanta, GA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDelsarte's work is in several public collections including the Hammonds House Museum and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, GA , the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. and the National Gallery of Art in Bermuda.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/U9EDihyN1gk?feature=player_detailpage\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yesrod","offers":[{"title":"Movement by Louis Delsarte","offer_id":351805893,"sku":"sbo_delsarte_movement","price":2900.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/products\/20130827_132825_crop.jpg?v=1571439125"},{"product_id":"gammon-reginald-storyville","title":"Gammon, Reginald (Storyville)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Storyville\" by Reginald Gammon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 x 5 inches lithography on paper, edition #5\/15 -- w\/mat, silver moulding framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/Reginald_Gammons_NYC_large.jpg?12630492406907484192\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px 8px 2px 5px;\" width=\"231\" height=\"185\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReginald A. 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With the arrival of his draft notice, Gammon joined the Navy and served from 1944-46 with an all black unit stationed in Guam. After the war, he returned to Philadelphia. Though offered a five-year scholarship at Tyler School of Fine Arts, he turned it down so he could help support his family. In 1948, after two years of working and going to school, he left Philadelphia and moved to New York City. To support himself, Gammon took jobs that ranged from sorting mail for the US Post Office, to painting lampshades, to designing advertisement copy for Liften, Gold and Asher. He devoted his evenings and weekends to painting. It was at this time that he met Janice Goldberger (Jonni), whom he later married in 1972.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1963, Gammon was invited to join Spiral, a group of African American artists that included Romare Bearden, Richard Mayhew, Hale Woodruff and Alvin Hollingsworth. Named for the Archimedean geometric construct, the purpose of Spiral was to stimulate an on-going exchange of evolving ideas. In 1965, Spiral held its only group exhibition at the Christopher Street Gallery in New York City. Called \"Black and White\" this show was a pointed statement about the civil rights movement. The exhibit pieces, all in various shades of black and white, included Gammon's \u003cem\u003eFreedom Now\u003c\/em\u003e and Bearden's \u003cem\u003eMysteries.\u003c\/em\u003eThe group disbanded shortly afterwards. In 1969, Gammon and Benny Andrews formed the Black Emergency Cultural Coalition. This highly political group of artists picketed the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of Modern Art to protest the exclusion of black artists and curators at both institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout this time, Gammon landed a teaching job as an \"art expert\" with the New York public schools. Teaching in the Saturday Academy Program, Gammon set up an informal studio so that children from Harlem could work with resident artists. This opportunity opened other doors when his friend Hughie Lee-Smith recommended him for a visiting lectureship at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Quickly realizing the contributions Gammon could make to the University's \"Arts and Ideas\" program, Humanities faculty asked the Dean to extend the 10-day lectureship to a one-semester teaching contract. Beginning January 1, 1970, this four-month position ended 21 years later with his retirement in 1991 as Full Professor Emeritus of Fine Arts and Humanities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMoving to Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1992, Gammon quickly became immersed in the local art community. Gammon joined the New Mexico Afro-American Artist Guild and the Albuquerque United Artists. He participated in Afro-American Guild exhibits and was their treasurer from 1999 until his death. He was artist-in-residence from 1992-2005 at the Harwood Art Center where he had a painting studio. Gammon was one of the founding members of New Grounds Print Workshop \u0026amp; Gallery (1996) where he renewed his love for printmaking. 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His passion for the arts has led him to a successful 22-year career as a full-time artist, expressing himself through watercolor on paper, and glass. He remains visually aware of his surroundings by incorporating colors that correspond with current contemporary trends. He also remains in tune with his roots with traditional landscapes, and urban neighborhood scenes that exude keen observations of everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work has been featured on ABC’s tv show Uncle Buck, CBS’s Hawaii 5-0, The Odd Couple, and the Unicorn, Bounce TV, NBC’s Chicago P.D. the upcoming new Netfix series, Grand Army, as well as the new comedy Here Today starring Tiffany Haddish. He has created original murals for the Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint Restaurant located in downtown Atlanta, as well as Farm Burger Restaurant located in Atlanta's exclusive Buckhead area. 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She created paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures using a distinctly unique language of abstraction. Thompson's paintings and works on paper are characterized by energetic mark-making, profound understanding of color, and complex compositions that absorb the viewer. She was interested in physics and astronomy and through her own interpretation, sought to visually represent scientific theories and systems that are invisible to the eye. Due to the racism and sexism, she experienced in the United States, Thompson spent the majority of her career in Germany and France where she created many established bodies of work and exhibited widely. Thompson's work has received increasing institutional attention in recent years as understandings of abstraction shift to become more inclusive to women artists of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThompson's work was recently featured in the group exhibition \u003cem\u003eMagnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich travelled from the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC, and Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"791\" height=\"445\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OeN_zaATgEE\" title=\"Mildred Thompson | BAIA Bits\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mildred Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39938296184910,"sku":"sbo_mildred_thompson_heliocentric_1","price":11000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/products\/MildredThompson_cropped_86166235-6513-4457-b8b7-313c2a577479.jpg?v=1660680391"},{"product_id":"brown-stacey-hope","title":"Brown, Stacey (Hope)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Hope\" by Stacey Brown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12 x 30 inches, watercolor painting on paper - framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 5px 8px 2px 5px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/Brown-WEB_160x160.png?v=1655218009\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVisual artist \u003cstrong\u003eStacey Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e offers an eclectic collection of paintings for the contemporary art lover. His passion for the arts has led him to a successful 22-year career as a full-time artist, expressing himself through watercolor on paper, and glass. He remains visually aware of his surroundings by incorporating colors that correspond with current contemporary trends. He also remains in tune with his roots with traditional landscapes, and urban neighborhood scenes that exude keen observations of everyday life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis work has been featured on ABC’s tv show Uncle Buck, CBS’s Hawaii 5-0, The Odd Couple, and the Unicorn, Bounce TV, NBC’s Chicago P.D. the upcoming new Netfix series, Grand Army, as well as the new comedy Here Today starring Tiffany Haddish. He has created original murals for the Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint Restaurant located in downtown Atlanta, as well as Farm Burger Restaurant located in Atlanta's exclusive Buckhead area. 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Each composition is assembled from layered photographic elements, textures, and symbolic references to form a unified image that does not exist in reality prior to its creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eThese works are not reproductions of paintings or single photographs. There is no preexisting artwork being duplicated. The image is conceived, constructed, and resolved specifically for editioned print production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003eMuch like a traditional printmaker develops a plate, stone, or screen as a matrix for an edition, Dorsey builds a visual matrix through layered assembly. 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The edition is the first and only intended form of the artwork, produced in a limited, controlled run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003eAre the works limited edition?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003eYes. Each composition is released in a signed, limited edition. Once the edition including proofs (A.P) sells out, no additional prints of that image are produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eHow should collectors categorize these works?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2442\"\u003eThese works fall within the lineage of contemporary fine art printmaking. The process is rooted in image construction and matrix development, aligning conceptually with lithography, screenprint, and other traditional print disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eAs editions sell through and availability decreases, prices increase accordingly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Najee Dorsey","offers":[{"title":"Framed","offer_id":50940613558554,"sku":"sbo_black_bottom_blues_limited_edition_najee-1","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":50940613591322,"sku":"sbo_black_bottom_blues_limited_edition_najee-2","price":1700.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/products\/20230104_072647.jpg?v=1672835270"},{"product_id":"conteh-alfred-evan-and-aaron","title":"Conteh, Alfred, (Evan and Aaron)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Evan and Aaron\" by Alfred Conteh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e46 x 26 inches signed and numbered archival print on premium fine art smooth matte paper, edition of 30, 100% cotton rag, 300 GSM, OBA Free, 100+ year archival rating. (2023) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eTwo Fronts:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThis body of work is a visual exploration of how African diaspora societies in the south are fighting social, economic, educational and psychological wars from within and without to survive. The honest and false narratives of history embodied in this series are primarily personified in patinated colossuses that commemorate the people, culture, and battles that the populations they tower over have fought and continue to fight. We are at war on two fronts. \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin: 5px 10px 8px 5px; float: left;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/d4bfb3_084a274eac8049b98b0cee2c044510da-318x450_large.jpg?v=1530892527\" width=\"136\" height=\"193\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\" data-mce-style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn and raised in a small southern college town, there weren’t many places to be exposed to fine art. As a child, comic books and cartoons were Alfred Conteh’s main source of inspiration. His parent’s untiring efforts to educate he and his siblings about history, culture and philosophy, started him down the road to becoming a narrative and sculptural artist. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn graduate school, he had the time and facilities to experiment and formulate his own visual voice. The process of “making” became far more personal. His experiences as a man, a southerner, and an African American all found their way into how he expressed himself. It was here that his conviction and confidence as an artist combined to make his work truly important to him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eHis free-standing sculptures are completely non-objective studies of color, form and texture. His paintings are colorful, yet dark. Some of his works contain subtle discourse on African American culture. Other works have in-your-face text and imagery that is loud and abrasive.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eAccording to his website, he uses a variation of symbolism, historical elements, themes and imagery in his representational work. On the other end of the spectrum, he feels compelled to stop “leading the viewer down the road of visual symbolism” and allow rhythm, composition, texture and color to express itself without the intrusion subject matter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_7\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eIn his work, Alfred Conteh struggles to be a non-conformist. The wide and varied nature of the work featured in this show are a clear indication of that fact. But his representational work is clearly about the portrayal of African Americans in the media, and upon reflection, it’s conceivable that his non-objective work might stem from a desire to escape the burden of trying to deal with such a huge issue within his work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"float: left;\" data-mce-style=\"float: left;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Art In America","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":49585759027482,"sku":"sbo_alfred_conteh_evan_and_aaron_limited_edition_print-1_unframed","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":49585759060250,"sku":"sbo_alfred_conteh_evan_and_aaron_limited_edition_print-2_framed","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/IMG_5817.jpg?v=1685556199"},{"product_id":"cortor-eldzier-compositional-study-iii","title":"Cortor, Eldzier , (Compositional Study No. III)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCompositional Study No. III by \u003c\/em\u003eEldzier Cortor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1916-2015)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24 x 32.5 inches, color etching on paper, signed, titled, and numbered 4\/35 -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eframed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEldzier Cortor\u003c\/strong\u003e born in Richmond, Virginia, Cortor grew up on Chicago’s South Side. His formal education began at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois and continued under Laszlo Moholy-Nagy at Chicago’s Institute of Design, Columbia University, New York City (with a concentration in lithography), and the Pratt Graphic Art Center, New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring the 1930s, Cortor was employed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Arts Project and taught classes at Chicago’s South Side Community Art Center. He received two successive Rosenwald Grants in 1944 and 1945 that enabled him to travel to the Sea Islands off the Southern coast where he came to know the culture of the Gullah community*, the women of which he often painted with long, elegant necks and colorful head scarves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1946, Cortor achieved popular recognition when LIFE magazine published one of his semi-nude female figures. Funded by a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1949, Cortor traveled to the West Indies to paint in Jamaica, Cuba, and Haiti, where he remained for two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCortor is known for his graceful depictions of black women influenced by African sculpture, nineteenth-century French painting, and his travels to the Sea Islands and West Indies. For over sixty years, regardless of trends, Cortor has focused his work – paintings, drawings and prints – on what he calls the “classical composition:” the solemn heads and elegant figures of black women. Although in recent years, his work has become more biographical, often reflecting his past. 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Each composition is assembled from layered photographic elements, textures, and symbolic references to form a unified image that does not exist in reality prior to its creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"536\" data-end=\"750\"\u003eThese works are not reproductions of paintings or single photographs. There is no preexisting artwork being duplicated. The image is conceived, constructed, and resolved specifically for editioned print production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"752\" data-end=\"1041\"\u003eMuch like a traditional printmaker develops a plate, stone, or screen as a matrix for an edition, Dorsey builds a visual matrix through layered assembly. 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The print is the original artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1379\" data-end=\"1382\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1408\"\u003eIs this photography?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1409\" data-end=\"1661\"\u003eWhile photographic elements may be incorporated, the final composition is constructed through layering, repositioning, scaling, and integration of multiple sources. The process aligns more closely with fine art printmaking than traditional photography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1663\" data-end=\"1666\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1668\" data-end=\"1725\"\u003eWhat makes this different from a giclée reproduction?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1968\"\u003eA reproduction duplicates an artwork that already exists in another form. Dorsey’s photomontage works are conceived specifically for print. The edition is the first and only intended form of the artwork, produced in a limited, controlled run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003eAre the works limited edition?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003eYes. Each composition is released in a signed, limited edition. Once the edition including proofs (A.P) sells out, no additional prints of that image are produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eHow should collectors categorize these works?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2442\"\u003eThese works fall within the lineage of contemporary fine art printmaking. The process is rooted in image construction and matrix development, aligning conceptually with lithography, screenprint, and other traditional print disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eAs editions sell through and availability decreases, prices increase accordingly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Najee Dorsey","offers":[{"title":"2 \/10 FRAMED","offer_id":51646636785946,"sku":"sbo_fond_memories_limited_edition_najee_2of10","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"UNFRAMED","offer_id":51646639964442,"sku":"sbo_fond_memories_najee_dorsey_unframed","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/fond_memoriescrop.jpg?v=1704729440"},{"product_id":"mayhew-richard-summation-2","title":"Mayhew, Richard, (Summation)","description":"\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-mce-style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eSummation by Richard Mayhew\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"line-height: 19.0909080505371px;\" data-mce-style=\"line-height: 19.0909080505371px;\"\u003e32 x 44 inches hand pulled silkscreen, signed \u0026amp; numbered limited edition of 150 --framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"float: left;\" data-mce-style=\"float: left;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/portrait_medium.jpg?4280\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px 8px 2px 5px;\" data-mce-src=\"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/portrait_medium.jpg?4280\" data-mce-style=\"float: left; margin: 5px 8px 2px 5px;\"\u003eRichard Mayhew\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1924 in Amityville, New York. He was born to Alvin and Lillian Mayhew, whose common African American and Native American descent would become important to Richard. At a young age, his grandmother, Sarah Steele Mayhew, instilled in him a deep reverence for nature as she taught him “the nature lore, ways and attitudes” of American Indians. His appreciation for art also started at a young age, when each summer artists from New York City would come to Amityville to capture and paint the seashore. Mayhew was fascinated by these artists and started experimenting on his own using his father’s paints and brushes. When he was 14, one of the artists asked to see what he could do, which opened the door for Mayhew to join them regularly to paint and receive encouragement. In his late teens, Mayhew would frequently visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he studied Rembrandt and many American landscapists. He continued to learn about painting in an English magazine, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eApollo\u003c\/em\u003e, and, by the time he turned 17, he decided he wanted to be an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1945, Mayhew moved to New York City and became a freelance medical illustrator and was mentored by James Wilson Peale. In 1951, he started taking classes at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. He studied under many teachers, such as Reuben Tam, Edwin Dickson, Victor Kandel, Gregorio Prestopino, Hans Hofmann and Max Beckman. During this time, Mayhew also took classes at the Pratt Institute and obtained a degree in art history from Columbia University. To survive as an artist, Mayhew was an illustrator for children’s books and designed lamps and china ware. He also had jobs singing with jazz combos and performed in the theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1955, Mayhew had his first solo exhibition at Brooklyn Museum and two years later his second solo exhibition at Morris Gallery in Greenwich Village. His early shows received high critical praise. The critics admired his use of light, color, and form, as they compared him to Claude Monet and Winslow Homer. Sidney Tillum of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArts\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, said Mayhew’s landscapes are “poised in their nostalgia are painted with…a sense of period, American style, with out being able to place it.” Mayhew has a talent to suggest his landscapes in a spiritual and mystical way, rather than depicting specific places.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1959, Mayhew received the John Hay Whitney Fellowship, which enabled him to attend the Academia in Florence, Italy. After spending one year there, his teachers encouraged him to broaden his horizons and increase his influences. “They told me that being away from my own environment would enable me to be more objective about who I was and where I was.” Upon receiving The Ford Foundation Grant, Mayhew traveled to Europe to visit Museums and study a variety of artist’s works. Through this experience, Mayhew acquired a sense of how artists interpret their environments and lifestyles at that time. He studied color, composition, and design, and found his identity as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1962, Mayhew returned to the States and started teaching courses at the Brooklyn Museum. During this time, the civil rights movement had begun its political challenge against racism and discriminatory policies, which left Mayhew feeling unsure of his own identity. So Mayhew and fellow African-American artists formed the Spiral Group. Together the group challenged and stimulated one another’s thinking through debates over how their artwork assisted the struggle for civil rights. Mayhew was enriched as an artist through this group, as he learned how to identify with other African-American artists and how their identity influenced their art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring this time, Mayhew began identifying his feelings through the use of color. He used a new technique to apply color, where he applied opaque paint over paint that allows underlying colors to show through. This resulted in different intensities of color that changed in different lighting. This new style was described by Bearden and Henderson, when they said it “adds new luster to the American vision in this field, with paintings that have poetic serenity and illusive quality of light. In \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArts\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, Mayhew’s landscapes were described as “incredible color abstractions…stunning and unexpected.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom 1963 to 1977, Mayhew taught at many schools, including the Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, Smith College, Hunter College, San Jose State University, and Sonoma State University. During this time, Mayhew received the National Institute of Arts and Letters grant in 1965 to further his creative work of outstanding merit. He also received the National Academy of Design Merit Award in 1977, for his distinguished paintings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom 1977 to 1991, Mayhew was a professor in the visual arts at the Pennsylvania State University. During his time at Penn State, he took a sabbatical to study the American landscape. His time in Mexico, Arizona, and California stimulated and challenged his imagination, since there was always new lighting, new space and new inspirations for his paintings. When returning he created 20 paintings in three months, making it the “most artistically prolific period of his life.” Working only from memory, he relives his experiences to recreate the landscapes on canvas. According to Mayhew, his “art is based on a feeling…of music and mood and sensitivity and the audio responses of sound and space. I want the essence of the inner soul to be on the canvas.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter retiring from Pennsylvania State University, Mayhew returned to Santa Cruz, California, where he now lives. Santa Cruz’s terrain reminds him of his home in Amityville and stimulates his imagination to continue to create. 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He was born to Alvin and Lillian Mayhew, whose common African American and Native American descent would become important to Richard. At a young age, his grandmother, Sarah Steele Mayhew, instilled in him a deep reverence for nature as she taught him “the nature lore, ways and attitudes” of American Indians. His appreciation for art also started at a young age, when each summer artists from New York City would come to Amityville to capture and paint the seashore. Mayhew was fascinated by these artists and started experimenting on his own using his father’s paints and brushes. When he was 14, one of the artists asked to see what he could do, which opened the door for Mayhew to join them regularly to paint and receive encouragement. In his late teens, Mayhew would frequently visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he studied Rembrandt and many American landscapists. 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After spending one year there, his teachers encouraged him to broaden his horizons and increase his influences. “They told me that being away from my own environment would enable me to be more objective about who I was and where I was.” Upon receiving The Ford Foundation Grant, Mayhew traveled to Europe to visit Museums and study a variety of artist’s works. Through this experience, Mayhew acquired a sense of how artists interpret their environments and lifestyles at that time. He studied color, composition, and design, and found his identity as an artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1962, Mayhew returned to the States and started teaching courses at the Brooklyn Museum. During this time, the civil rights movement had begun its political challenge against racism and discriminatory policies, which left Mayhew feeling unsure of his own identity. So Mayhew and fellow African-American artists formed the Spiral Group. Together the group challenged and stimulated one another’s thinking through debates over how their artwork assisted the struggle for civil rights. Mayhew was enriched as an artist through this group, as he learned how to identify with other African-American artists and how their identity influenced their art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDuring this time, Mayhew began identifying his feelings through the use of color. He used a new technique to apply color, where he applied opaque paint over paint that allows underlying colors to show through. This resulted in different intensities of color that changed in different lighting. This new style was described by Bearden and Henderson, when they said it “adds new luster to the American vision in this field, with paintings that have poetic serenity and illusive quality of light. 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Born in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1933, Gilliam spent his youth in Louisville, Kentucky. After receiving his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Louisville in 1955, he served in the Army (1956-1958), then returned to the University for his Master of Arts degree (1961). In 1962 he moved to Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing an early figurative period, Gilliam began painting in an abstract idiom. In 1968, he affirmed his place among the American avant-garde with the creation of his draped works. Between 1965 and 1973 Gilliam exhibited at the Jefferson Place Gallery, where \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.phillipscollection.org\/research\/american_art\/bios\/phillips_m-bio.htm\"\u003eMarjorie Phillips\u003c\/a\u003e saw \u003ci\u003eRed Petals\u003c\/i\u003e in 1967 and decided to host a show of his work at The Phillips Collection. This was his first one-person museum exhibition. 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At a young age, he was fascinated by the illustrations in children's books and the colorful images in comic books. He started drawing on the back of his tests in elementary school and was soon drawing on any material that he could find. He finally decided to become an artist after reading about the life of Romare Bearden in high school. In 2003, Jamaal graduated with a BA in Communication Arts from East Carolina University.  While in school he won the 2002 JOSA award for drawing and 1st Place in Graphic Design for the Rebel Magazine, the annual ECU student art awards magazine.  In 2004, Jamaal moved to Atlanta where he now resides with his wife and two children. He has worked doing graphic design work for Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. and Spoken Magazine. His fine art painting has been displayed at the Art on 5 and with the Mano-a- Mano art show. In 2013 after seeing a screen printing demo at a local art store, Barber started experimenting with printmaking and has made it his focus. 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Her hardy laborers and nurturing mothers radiate both power and a timeless dignity and calm. Whether working in wood, stone, bronze, or clay, Catlett reveals an extraordinary technical virtuosity, a natural ability to meld her curving female forms with the grain, whorls, color, or luster of her chosen medium. The beauty of her subjects is matched by the beauty she reveals in her sculptural materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout her career, Catlett has been a political progressive committed to improving the lives of African-American and Mexican women, and she has often used her art explicitly to advance their cause. She has also protested, picketed, and even been arrested in her quest to win justice for those she describes as \"my people.\" Moving from the United States to Mexico in 1946, she was eventually identified as an \"undesirable alien\" by the U.S. State Department. 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He was exposed to color and form at an early age by his grandmother, a wire sculptor and quilt artist. His grandfather was a bricklayer noted for his unique custom designed molds and his mother was gifted with an intuitive eye for design and detail. This rich beginning is the root of James Denmark's creative expression. Denmark earned his Master of Fine Arts Degree at Pratt Institute of Fine Arts in New York. During this period he was heavily influenced by the abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock, Clifford Still, and William de Kooning. The African-American masters Norman Lewis, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence and Ernest Crichlow instilled in him and appreciation of African American artistic heritage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BAIA Holding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367177556250,"sku":"sbo_denmark_james_the_gossip_corner","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/PHOTO-2025-03-13-15-35-09.png?v=1741894605"},{"product_id":"denmark-james-the-green-fedora","title":"Denmark, James, (The Green Fedora)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"The Green Fedora\" by James Denmark\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16 x 22 inches, collage on paper, Original, signed (2004) - framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: left; margin: 5px 8px 5px 5px;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0234\/6103\/files\/jdenmark_hd_small.jpg?9502\"\u003eJames Denmark,\u003c\/strong\u003e born in Winter Haven, Florida in 1936, is part of an artistic family. He was exposed to color and form at an early age by his grandmother, a wire sculptor and quilt artist. His grandfather was a bricklayer noted for his unique custom designed molds and his mother was gifted with an intuitive eye for design and detail. This rich beginning is the root of James Denmark's creative expression. Denmark earned his Master of Fine Arts Degree at Pratt Institute of Fine Arts in New York. During this period he was heavily influenced by the abstract expressionists Jackson Pollock, Clifford Still, and William de Kooning. The African-American masters Norman Lewis, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence and Ernest Crichlow instilled in him and appreciation of African American artistic heritage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BAIA Holding","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367190106394,"sku":"sbo_denmark_james_the_green_fedora","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/PHOTO-2025-03-13-15-35-57.png?v=1741899671"},{"product_id":"bearden-romare-three-women-on-easter-sunday","title":"Bearden, Romare, (Three Women On Easter Sunday)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Three Women On Easter Sunday\" by Romare Bearden\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e26 x 32 inches, color lithograph print on paper, limited edition of 300, (1991) -- framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg height=\"182\" width=\"303\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/Romare_Bearden_pic_large.jpg?v=1482007769\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eROMARE BEARDEN (1914-1988)\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewas born on September 2, 1911, to (Richard) Howard and Bessye Bearden in Charlotte, North Carolina, and died in New York City on March 12, 1988, at the age of 76. His life and art are marked by exceptional talent, encompassing a broad range of intellectual and scholarly interests, including music, performing arts, history, literature and world art. 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Burnett\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 x 11 inches, etching and drypoint on paper, Artist's Proof Edition, 1947--framed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"492\" data-start=\"321\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"419\" data-start=\"321\"\u003eCuratorial Rationale for the Acquisition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"389\" data-start=\"367\"\u003eMascara and Lipstick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1947) by Calvin W. Burnett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1044\" data-start=\"494\"\u003eThe acquisition of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"535\" data-start=\"513\"\u003eMascara and Lipstick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1947) by Calvin W. Burnett offers a rare opportunity to enrich the museum’s holdings in three key areas: African American printmaking, mid-20th-century American modernism, and underrepresented early works by influential Black artists. This etching and drypoint print, executed in Burnett’s formative postwar period, is a significant example of both technical experimentation and culturally coded portraiture during a time when African American artists were largely excluded from mainstream art institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"1626\" data-start=\"1046\"\u003eBorn in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1921, Burnett was a pioneering artist and educator whose work often explored themes of identity, race, and visibility.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"1223\" data-start=\"1201\"\u003eMascara and Lipstick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epredates his most well-known civil rights era imagery, offering instead an intimate and nuanced glimpse into postwar Black life through the lens of personal ritual and self-presentation. The subject’s act of applying makeup—a seemingly mundane gesture—becomes, in Burnett’s hands, an assertion of femininity and presence during a period when Black identity was under both cultural scrutiny and erasure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2168\" data-start=\"1628\"\u003eThis print represents a crucial early moment in Burnett’s trajectory, as he honed his skills at the Massachusetts School of Art and prepared for graduate study at Boston University. The choice of etching and drypoint reflects his commitment to traditional techniques while anticipating the layered social commentary of his later mixed-media works. As an Artist’s Proof from 1947,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"2030\" data-start=\"2008\"\u003eMascara and Lipstick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eholds particular historical and scholarly value, offering researchers insight into Burnett’s draftsmanship and his early visual language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2260\" data-start=\"2170\"\u003eThe work’s acquisition would strengthen the museum’s collection in several strategic ways:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-end=\"3056\" data-start=\"2262\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"\" data-end=\"2533\" data-start=\"2262\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2533\" data-start=\"2264\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2318\" data-start=\"2264\"\u003eBridging Gaps in African American Print Histories:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDespite Burnett’s inclusion in major exhibitions and collections during his lifetime, many of his early works remain in private hands and under-documented. This acquisition would help address that critical absence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"\" data-end=\"2823\" data-start=\"2534\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"2823\" data-start=\"2536\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2594\" data-start=\"2536\"\u003eDeepening Representation of Mid-Century Black Artists:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMuseums continue to rectify historical imbalances in the representation of African American artists from the 1940s–60s. Burnett’s work complements holdings by contemporaries like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blackartinamerica.com\/products\/white-charles-champion?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=c1a70d78c\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eCharles White\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.blackartinamerica.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle\u0026amp;options[prefix]=last\u0026amp;q=elizabeth%20catlett*\"\u003eElizabeth Catlett\u003c\/a\u003e, and Dox Thrash.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"\" data-end=\"3056\" data-start=\"2824\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"3056\" data-start=\"2826\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"2864\" data-start=\"2826\"\u003eEnhancing Focus on Works on Paper:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eFor a museum with a strong or growing print collection, Burnett’s technical finesse and compositional sensitivity make this an ideal acquisition for educational and curatorial interpretation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"3389\" data-start=\"3058\"\u003eIn sum,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-end=\"3088\" data-start=\"3066\"\u003eMascara and Lipstick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffers both a poignant visual statement and a foundational narrative in the story of 20th-century African American art. Its inclusion in the museum’s collection would underscore a commitment to collecting beyond canonical narratives, toward a fuller and more inclusive vision of American art history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/2080044003\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=true\u0026amp;show_comments=false\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=false\u0026amp;visual=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/black-art-in-america-news\" title=\"Black Art In America News\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eBlack Art In America News\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/black-art-in-america-news\/curatorial-rationale-for-acquisition-of-1947-work-by-calvin-w-burnett\" title=\"Curatorial Rationale for Acquisition of 1947 work by Calvin W. 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He is presently Professor of Art at Brooklyn College, the City University of New York, whose faculty he joined in 1971.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWilliams is a recipient of numerous awards including a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, two National Endowment for the Arts Awards, and a Joan Mitchell Foundation Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is also a recipient of The Studio Museum in Harlem's Artist Award in 1992 and received The James Van Dee Zee Award from the Brandywine Workshop for lifetime achievement in the arts in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003eMost recently, he was the recipient of the 2006 North Carolina Governors Award for Fine Arts.  The highest civilian honor the state can bestow.  William's is represented in numerous museum and corporate collections including The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art, The North Carolina State Museum, The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The Menil Foundation, Fogg Museum, \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Studio Museum in Harlem, The Library of Congress, Yale University Art Gallery, Chase Manhattan Bank, American Telephone and Telegraph Corporation, General Mills Corporation, United American Healthcare, Southern Western Bell Corporation and Prudential Insurance Company of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has exhibited in over 100 museums and art centers in the United States, France, Germany, Russia, Venezuela, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, People's Republic of China and Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brandywine Workshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50774502211866,"sku":"sbo_william_t_williams_north_road","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/Screenshot2025-06-25at4.32.08PM_9f8c1e5e-58e0-4efa-978a-c224f879a4e2.png?v=1750883775"},{"product_id":"dorsey-najee-melodies-of-memories","title":"Dorsey, Najee, (Melodies Of Memories)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Melodies Of Memories\" \u003cspan\u003eb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ey Najee Dorsey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e30 x 27 inches, Photomontage on archival premium paper, limited edition of 10 -- framed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"231\"\u003eAbout the Photomontage Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/images_404f9632-2b79-41b3-ad86-d827c58e66f5_240x240.jpg?v=1772706339\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"534\"\u003eNajee Dorsey’s photomontage works are original fine art prints created through a deliberate process of visual construction. 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The edition is the first and only intended form of the artwork, produced in a limited, controlled run.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1970\" data-end=\"1973\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"1975\" data-end=\"2009\"\u003eAre the works limited edition?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2010\" data-end=\"2150\"\u003eYes. Each composition is released in a signed, limited edition. Once the edition including proofs (A.P) sells out, no additional prints of that image are produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2152\" data-end=\"2155\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"2157\" data-end=\"2206\"\u003eHow should collectors categorize these works?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2207\" data-end=\"2442\"\u003eThese works fall within the lineage of contemporary fine art printmaking. The process is rooted in image construction and matrix development, aligning conceptually with lithography, screenprint, and other traditional print disciplines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"295\"\u003eAs editions sell through and availability decreases, prices increase accordingly.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"320\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Najee Dorsey","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":50787350249754,"sku":"sbo_najee_melodies_of_memories_unframed","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"4\/10 - FRAMED","offer_id":50787350282522,"sku":"sbo_najee_melodies_of_memories_4of10_framed","price":3600.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/MelodiesofMemories.png?v=1751137115"},{"product_id":"mims-traci-renaissance-man","title":"Mims, Traci, (Renaissance Man)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Renaissance Man\" by \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTraci Mims\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e36 x 40 inches, color reduction woodcut print on paper, limited edition of 4 (2025)\u003cspan\u003e-- unframed\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0261\/3941\/files\/traci_mims_profile_pic_240x240.png?v=1713897887\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTraci Mims is a native of St. Petersburg, Florida currently living and working in the Atlanta Georgia area.  She says “Art has always been a part of my life. 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At a young age, he was fascinated by the illustrations in children's books and the colorful images in comic books. He started drawing on the back of his tests in elementary school and was soon drawing on any material that he could find. He finally decided to become an artist after reading about the life of Romare Bearden in high school. In 2003, Jamaal graduated with a BA in Communication Arts from East Carolina University.  While in school he won the 2002 JOSA award for drawing and 1st Place in Graphic Design for the Rebel Magazine, the annual ECU student art awards magazine.  In 2004, Jamaal moved to Atlanta where he now resides with his wife and two children. He has worked doing graphic design work for Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. and Spoken Magazine. His fine art painting has been displayed at the Art on 5 and with the Mano-a- Mano art show. In 2013 after seeing a screen printing demo at a local art store, Barber started experimenting with printmaking and has made it his focus. 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In 1968, while studying at the University of Mexico, Adams designed the poster, murals, and motif for the Olympic Stadium in Mexico City. Upon his return to the United States, Adams went to work at the prestigious Gemini G.E.L. printing workshop in Los Angeles, where he quickly moved from the position of assistant printer to that of master printer. In 1973, he left Gemini to work as a master printer for Editions Press in San Francisco. A year later, Adams moved to Santa Fe, New Mexico to found his own printing company, Hand Graphics Ltd. While there, he also worked as a guest instructor in the printmaking department of the University of Texas in El Paso in 1981, and chaired the Santa Fe Committee for Low-Cost Studio Space for Artists in 1985. Adams sold Hand Graphics Ltd. in 1987 and retired from commercial printing to focus on producing his own artwork. 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