Tag Archives: Mixed Media

Born September 18~ Terry Braunstein

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Terry Braunstein (born 1942) is an American multimedia artist whose work includes photography, installation, assemblage, painting, printmaking, video, sculpture, and large permanent public art.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Braunstein_(artist)

Two-page spread from The Untitled Book by Terry Braunstein
1981 / Color xerograph on paper / 10-3⁄4″x8-1⁄2″ / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

Terry Braunstein on artist’s website: https://terrybraunstein.com/portfolio1/

Further reading:
https://art.metro.net/artworks/local-odysseys/
https://www.wescover.com/creator/terry-braunstein
https://www.publicartinpublicplaces.info/illuminations-2006-by-terry-braunstein

Born April 14~ Howardena Pindell

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Artist, scholar, educator, writer, and curator, Howardena Pindell (born April 14, 1943) works across figuration, abstraction, and conceptualism.
Biography on MCA Chicago: https://pindell.mcachicago.org/about/artist-biography/

Memory: Past by Howardena Pindell
1980–1981 / Mixed media on canvas / 126″x84″/ Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Howardena Pindell on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/howardena-pindell/

Further reading:
https://www.airgallery.org/howardena-pindell
https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/howardena-pindell-41
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artiste/howardena-pindell/

Born April 13~ Lezley Saar

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Lezley Saar (born April 13, 1953) is a visual artist whose paintings, mixed-media works, and altered books are centered on the human figure and on narration.
Biography on The Women’s Studio: https://thewomensstudio.net/2018/04/30/lezley-saar/

The Silent Woman by Lezley Saar
2015 / Acrylic on fabric on panel / 20″x16″ / Walter Maciel Gallery

Lezley Saar on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/lezley-saar/

Further reading:
https://www.bridgeprojects.com/artists/lezley-saar
https://hyperallergic.com/387952/lezley-saars-melancholic-poetics-of-identity/
https://www.crockerart.org/oculus/legends-from-los-angeles-betye-lezley-and-alison-saar-in-the-crocker-collection

Born April 10~ Marie Johnson-Calloway

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Marie Edwards Johnson-Calloway (April 10, 1920-February 11, 2018) was an American artist who worked in the fields of painting and mixed-media assemblage.
Biography on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_E._Johnson-Calloway

School Crossing Guard by Marie Johnson-Calloway
1970s / Mixed media on board / 65″x55″ / Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, CA

Marie Johnson-Calloway on Artnet: http://www.artnet.com/artists/marie-johnson-calloway/

Further reading:
https://www.moadsf.org/exhibition/marie-johnson-calloway-legacy-color/
https://hammer.ucla.edu/now-dig-this/artists/marie-johnson-calloway
https://blackartstory.org/2020/11/24/profile-marie-e-johnson-calloway-1920-2018/

January 27, 1825~ President Monroe approves plan to relocate east coast Indian nations to the west

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State Names by Jaune Quick-To-See Smith

2000 / Oil, collage, and mixed media on canvas / 48”x72” / Smithsonian American Art Museum, DC

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September 9, 1971~ Attica Prison uprising begins

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United States of Attica by Faith Ringgold

1972 / Offset lithograph / 21 5/8”x27 3/8” / Various collections

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