My many attempts to introduce my family and friends to the visual art world and the significant contribution that African-American artist have made in helping develop the American art scene has been like speaking a foreign language. Suggesting they read articles about visual artists such as Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, Jean-Michel Basquiat usually provokes the same response, that is an inability to process are understand the information. Finally, I found an article written by the Texas State Historical Association about African-American artist John Biggers. My major is Applied Arts and Science emphasizing the visual arts and this article covers one of the most influential American artist. This article conveyed very simple and clear
