Celebrating Black History Month doesn’t have to end with jazz concerts and documentaries on notable figures like Martin Luther King, Dinah Washington, Barack Obama, Jackie Robinson and Charlie Parker. It can be recognized year round by creating a display area devoted to world culture art that highlights the African American experience. Because the group’s history has such great depth and breadth, there are several artists whose work might be apropos. Among them are the following:
Monica Stewart
African American artist, Monica Stewart, has a large body of work that speaks to the culture’s softer side. Over the years, she’s created a series of prints that highlight the complex relationships between women, men and families as well as the group’s love of creative expression. Some of her dance related prints feature muted earth tones and have an almost ethereal quality to them. Others contain bold colors, like fiery reds, in juxtaposition with otherwise subdued tones. In our opinion, those factors make them excellent candidates for placement in family rooms, dining rooms, music rooms, bedrooms and dance studios.
Tim Ashkar
Artist Tim Ashkar’s work also spotlights familial relations and the role of women in African American society. Thus, they would certainly compliment Monica Stewart’s prints and help extend the underlying themes. The list of complimentary examples in Ashkar’s body of work includes, but isn’t limited to prints like Beauty of Color, Nassauan Venus, The Student, Summer’s Evening (1925) and Sisters. Families may want to consider hanging them alone too, as each Ashkar print is strong enough to stand on its own.
Maurice Evans
As we’ve mentioned previously, African American culture is multifaceted. Thus, it would be a good idea to include the artwork of Maurice Evans too. Evans’ body of prints is colorful, contemporary and focused largely on the group’s connection to various genres of music. So it is not uncommon to see them feature black musicians and singers. In addition to being modern and vibrant, Evans’ paintings also tend to have an urban feel. Consequently, prints like The Songstress and Give the Drummer Some would look fine alongside of work by other modern artists. Ones that easily come to mind are Lonnie Ollivierre, David Garibaldi and Charly “Carlos” Palmer.
To learn more about these prominent artists and others whose world culture art help celebrate the African American experience, please contact us at the Fulcrum Gallery. We have a very broad collection of art in stock now, including true-to-life photos of iconic, African American figures.
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