Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / ARS, NY / Museum of Modern Art / SCALA ... a critical marker in African-American history. Given opportunity, black Americans voted and stood ...

Famous Black artists ... assemblage art trailblazer and creator of a broad body of work exploring American social, political and economic issues, plus spirituality, mysticism and African traditions.

Betty’s interest in art bloomed in high ... the everyday life of women of African descent in the United States. “Very few American artists lifted up Black women the way Betty did from the ...

TN Smithsonian American Art Museum Rhythmic Blues National Museum of African American History and Culture Costume worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues National Museum of ...