Biggers was a muralist who started to gain popularity toward the end of WWII. He started his love for art at a very young age and once he became older he studied under Viktor Lowenfeld, a professor at Penn State University. Biggers was unique because he didn't do what everyone else did, he studied African myths and legends- this led up to his work being geometric, stylized and symbolic. Many people found his artwork to be fascinating, since most had no idea that this stuff was even happening to the people he made art about. John T. Biggers became noticed because he created works of art that reflected his perspective of people that have suffered because of race or
Biggers was a muralist who started to gain popularity toward the end of WWII. He started his love for art at a very young age and once he became older he studied under Viktor Lowenfeld, a professor at Penn State University. Biggers was unique because he didn't do what everyone else did, he studied African myths and legends- this led up to his work being geometric, stylized and symbolic. Many people found his artwork to be fascinating, since most had no idea that this stuff was even happening to the people he made art about. John T. Biggers became noticed because he created works of art that reflected his perspective of people that have suffered because of race or