National Native American Heritage Month~ November 9

Illustration by Angel DeCora for
Francis La Flesche’s book The Middle Five

1900 / Oil on canvas / No size available / Original held by J. Andrew Darling

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Paying Tribute to Smith’s First Known Native American Graduate
https://www.smith.edu/newssmith/fall2003/decora.php

June 28~ Pride Month

George Tooker and William R. Christopher

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William Rodolphus Christopher was an American artist and civil rights activist known for his abstract imagery and collage. His longtime partner was the artist George Tooker; the pair lived in New York City until 1960, when they moved to Hartland, Vermont; the couple spent winters in Spain, where Christopher died in December 1973.
~Wikipedia

Self-Portait by George Tooker
1969 / Egg Tempera on gesso panel / National Academy of Design, NY, NY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assemblage Collage Painting/Sculpture with Pennies and Scrap Civil Rights Artist by William R. Christopher
1960-1969 / Mixed Media / Private collection