Charles White decided to become an artist after his mother bought him a painting kit at the age of seven. His first artistic break came when he was awarded a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago, where he learned printmaking as well as drawing and painting, allowing him to work for the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration during the difficult years of the Depression. In 1946, White traveled with his then wife, the artist Elizabeth Catlett, to Mexico City, where the two were invited to work at the Taller de Gráfica Popular, a thriving workshop that had been issuing a steady stream of prints with a political thrust for almost a decade. There, White created “Black Sorrow” and a handful of haunting prints of melancholy beauty that conveyed the painful reality of contemporary African American life back in the United States. “Black Sorrow,” 1946, by Charles White © The Charles White Archives

In this painting, Aaron Douglas merges flying birds with their urban environment. Their flapping wings become progressively more geometric, taking on the look of the industrial architecture behind them. Douglas began painting in this Modern style shortly after moving to New York in 1925. There, he became one of the principal artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance, an intellectual, social, and artistic movement that helped bring attention and respect to African American culture. “Birds in Flight,” around 1927–29, by Aaron Douglas © Heirs of Aaron Douglas / Licensed by VAGA, New York

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Sarah Mary Taylor was taught to piece quilts as a child by her mother Pearlie Posey. In 1979, her search for “something different” led to boldly colored quilts appliquéd with forms inspired by images found in magazines, catalogues, and newspapers, as well as common everyday objects. For this quilt, Taylor traced her hand onto paper to use as a template for shapes cut from old dresses and applied these to squares of fabric and vertical strips. Taylor made later versions of this quilt, one of which was commissioned for the 1985 film adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel “The Color Purple.” “’Hands’” Quilt,“ Winter 1980, by Sarah Mary Taylor

When Jacob Lawrence made this painting in 1963, marriage between people of different races was still illegal in many states. That same year, an interracial couple represented by the American Civil Liberties Union began a legal battle (Loving v. Virginia) that eventually ended such discriminatory laws on the federal level. By portraying two interracial couples in wedding attire and labeling the scene “Taboo,” Lawrence draws attention to the cultural bias and legal inequity. “Taboo,” 1963, by Jacob Lawrence © The Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York 

Sebastiano Venier, 1571, Tintoretto

Medium: oil,canvas

‘This is a lie, isn’t it?’

by Ana Victoria

In the 1960s, bands and musicians frequently partnered with fine print makers and designers to produce visually stunning concert posters, which served as collectible mementos and artworks in and of themselves. “The Jimi Hendrix Experience,” 1968, designed by David Edward Byrd  “Jim Kweskin Jug Band, Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Sparrow,” 1967, designed by Bonnie MacLean “The Who,” 1968, designed by Lee Conklin  “Cream,” 1968, designed by Lee Conklin “Otis Rush,” 1967, designed by Robert Wesley Wilson  “Hair,” 1968, designed by Alexius Ruspolí-Rodríguez “’Bob Dylan’ Poster,“ 1966, designed by Milton Glaser  ”The Doors, Procol Harum, Mt. Rushmore,“ 1967, designed by Jim Blashfield  

This hall, dating from around 1560, comes from the Madanagopalaswamy Temple in the south Indian city of Madurai. Emerging from the pillars lining the hall’s central aisle are extraordinary oversize figures of deities and heroes related to the dramatic stories of the Hindu god Vishnu. Learn more about this monumental space in our online exhibition.  “Pillared Temple Hall,” around 1560, India

Alma Thomas’s mosaic-like abstract canvases reveal her keen powers of observation and interest in natural phenomena. In this painting, Thomas was inspired by hydrangeas and other spring flowers she admired in gardens near her home in Washington, DC. The scattered abstract shapes and letters form a composition that evokes a wide range of associations, from cutout collages by Henri Matisse to African textiles. “Hydrangeas Spring Song,” 1976, by Alma Thomas

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A friend asked me to draw them. Obviously I couldn’t say no <3 

They are around 20 years old here :D 

Beautiful!!!

  ✿ Bederia: “Adulthood”~ ✿

👻 ‘Reasonable similarities…'👻  ~

 Allister (Alistair ) of #PokemonSwordandShield (#PokemonEspadaEscudo )… He is my baby! <3.

✽ Bederia doodle: ‘I’m the champion!!’ ~ ✽

🌸 Bederia Comic: ‘Future’ [ENGLISH]~ 🌸

💜💚 ‘Pokemon Sword & Shield: Happy V-day!’ 💜💚

🌸Bederia Doodle: ‘Look at me’~ 🌸

‘Yes’.