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Bisa Butler is a biethnic fiber artist whose art reflects her heritage mixing traditional Black American quilting techniques with African fabrics often recreating iconic photos in Black American History
A #BlackArt 🧵🪡
I Am Not Your Negro
The Photo The Quilt
A #BlackArt 🧵🪡
I Am Not Your Negro
The Photo The Quilt
Emma Amos was a Black American artist and educator who combined painting, printmaking and textiles to create unique art pieces
A #Blackart Appreciation 🧵
22 and Cheetah, 1983
A #Blackart Appreciation 🧵
22 and Cheetah, 1983
Laura Wheeler Waring came from an educated family and was a 6th generation college graduate who taught art for more than 30 years at Cheyney University and is best known for her portraits of Black Americans
A #BlackArt Appreciation 🧵
Anna Washington Derry, 1925
A #BlackArt Appreciation 🧵
Anna Washington Derry, 1925
Pearl Fryar was born in 1939 to a sharecropper family. When he tried to purchase a home he was denied because white residents thought he would not maintain his property
He is now internationally recognized and celebrated for his topiary artistry and sculptures
#BlackArt 🧵
He is now internationally recognized and celebrated for his topiary artistry and sculptures
#BlackArt 🧵
Pearl Fryer is a self taught artist
After working 12 hour days as an engineer at a Coca-Cola factory in Bishopville, South Carolina, Pearl would sometimes work through the night using salvaged "throwaway" plants from friends and local nurseries
#BlackArt
After working 12 hour days as an engineer at a Coca-Cola factory in Bishopville, South Carolina, Pearl would sometimes work through the night using salvaged "throwaway" plants from friends and local nurseries
#BlackArt
Pearl Fryar compliments his intricate plant designs with what he calls "junk art"
He uses recycled and scrapped materials to create striking sculptures and art pieces
#BlackArt
He uses recycled and scrapped materials to create striking sculptures and art pieces
#BlackArt
Phyllis Stephens is a fifth generation Black American quilt maker and has been quilting professionally for over 30 years. She is considered a master of the Black American story quilt
A #BlackQuilt appreciation thread 🪡 🧵
Redeemed, 2021 #BlackArt
A #BlackQuilt appreciation thread 🪡 🧵
Redeemed, 2021 #BlackArt
