African sculpture

Good hair… What exactly is “good hair”? Kinky, twisty, wavy, or straight—African- American (AA) hair comes in many ways. There is so much spectacle surrounding AA hair. There are hair shows surrounding it, special hair care products, books, and movies that place the spotlight on this unique curly hair. To conduct research on the spectacle of African American hair, I first went and saw the movie “Good Hair” featuring Chris Rock. The movie was created because of Chris Rock’s daughter crying to him…

to fight against white supremacy; Lek Borja is an Filipino-American artist focusing on Installation and sculpture. Her work uses metaphor ways to showcase the difficult time, prejudice included, that Asian people have experienced throughout the history and even today due to the whiteness; Baltimore-based multimedia artist Ada Pinkston’s installation and performance works highlight the African-American identity and the local minoriety communities…… The annual Practicum exhibition is funded by…

The Race to African American Success during The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance was a time of great change for African-American history. “As result of World War I and the Great Migration, millions of African Americans relocated from the rural South to the urban North.”(The Harlem Renaissance, pg. 354) They believe that the urban North would provide them with a superior life for their children, education, and jobs. The north also offer economic opportunity, social advancement, and…

throughout the decades. Written in 1937, The Piano Lesson portrayed a societal structure that still applies to the modern world. Wilson has used this play as a tool to bring insight to those who have been oppressed. Having experienced injustice as a half African-American, Wilson conveys a message that one’s hardships are a part of them. Through examination of The Piano Lesson, the audience can discover the universal lessons a piano can teach. Given Circumstances Around the Play Playwright’s…

Casey, Kathleen. Journal of American Culture (Malden, Mass.): "the Jewish Girl with a Colored Voice": Sophie Tucker and the Sounds of Race and Gender in Modern America. 38 Vol. Blackwell Publishing, 03/01/2015. Web. This article discusses a unique person Sophie Tucker a Jewish performer in early 1900’s in America. Who was open to discuss women as sexual creatures with desires not unlike those of men that now could be counted as the beginning of feminism. However, mainly Tucker focused on…

originally called the New Negro Movement. (Meltzer, Milton and Stephen Alcorn 1968 Print) Many African American left the South during the Great Migration and moved to neighborhoods in the North and Midwest. (Meltzer, Milton and Stephen Alcorn 1968 Print) African Americans wanted a better life and relief from the institutionalized racism in the South. (Rampersad, Arnold.1968 Print) Cultural activity for African Americans started in Harlem, New York. (Berry, S.L. Langston Hughes 1994 print) Some…

“Darkytown Rebellion” gives an inner view to the lives of the African American culture and their difficulties from the past due to several stereotypes. Overall the key message that is being developed within this artwork is the continual slavery where the author forces the audience to take another look at her generations that are evidently being overlooked and forgotten. This artwork takes all the stereotypes of slavery of the African Americans and replaces them with the reality and the truth…

The Hirshhorn Museum: Rings of Adventure The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden has always generated conversation about its choices. Even after it had just been constructed, its architectural choices were the subject of critique. Two days after the museum opened in 1974, Ada Louise Huxtable, of The New York Times, gave the following review: “[The building] is known around Washington as the bunker or gas tank, lacking only gun emplacements or an Exxon sign… It totally lacks the essential…

After seeing all the objects that were in top of the cloud, many thoughts of integration came to my mind. I thought about how in heaven color does not really matter, everyone can still enjoy the same nature and the things that life has to offer. The sculpture of the black butterfly hunter that was in "heaven" looked like he was finally free, happy, and enjoying his life. It made me think about having a peaceful childhood. This also made me think about unification and that everyone is the same…

museum, you are embraced with a sense of equality. You look around and all you see are black men and women captured in various mediums by the artist where you can clearly see the uniqueness. At the center of the exhibit are glass stain portraits; sculptures surround half the room and the other half has 22k gold leaf, oil on wood panel or oil on linen paintings. The paintings are large in size and cover most of the walls. His art is unique because it challenges classical Western paintings by…