Tag: rosa parks

• Artist a Day: Lava Thomas

  

  As we commemorate the birthday of Rosa Parks today, I wanted to highlight the work of an artist who not only honored Parks, but also created a series of works that celebrate the women of the Montgomery Alabama Bus Boycott of 1955-1956. These women are not as well known as Parks, but became an important…

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  February 4, 2020

  Art, Art/Culture, Black Artists, black history, Contemporary Art, Uncategorized

  Artist a Day, black artist, Black History Month, Black Portraiture, Lava Thomas, rosa parks

• Artist a Day Challenge (22): Faith Ringgold

  

  While today’s post is a short one, the power in this piece makes up for my brevity. The Sunflower Quilting Bee at Arles is an homage to strong black women, solidarity and the power of community. The 8 women surrounding a communal quilt of sunflowers are CJ Walker, Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, Fannie Lou Hammer, Harriet Tubman, Rosa…

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  February 23, 2017

  Art, Art/Culture, black history, Uncategorized

  cj walker, Faith Ringgold, fannie lou hammer, harriet tubman, ida b wells, mary mcleod bethune ella baker, painting, quilts, rosa parks, Sojourner Truth, sunflowers, van gogh