O write my name: Harlem heroes; a collection of American portraits
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An exhibition of fifty photographic portraits of Harlem heroes by artist Carl Van Vechten was on display at the Manhattan East Gallery in Jan 1992. The exhibition was appropriately called 'O write my name: Harlem heroes' and brings out the spirit of African-American heroes. Gravure prints of the original photographs were made for circulation by Richard Benson and Thomas Palmer. Portraits of athlete Joe Louis, novelist Zora Neale Houston, singer Mahalia Jackson, poet Langston Hughes and painter Jacob Lawrence are among the many Harlem heroes depicted in the exhibition.
Publication Name: The Crisis
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0011-1422
Year: 1992
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Arbitration: James Little
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James Little is one of the foremost African-American contemporary abstraction artists. His renderings in oil, glaze and wax are featured in 19 canvases. The texture of these works of art portray rhythm and conflict and the Arbitration series seems to be an expression of self-discovery of answers to innermost questions. The exhibit was held at the Sid Deutsch Gallery in New York from Feb 15 to Mar 11, 1992.
Publication Name: The Crisis
Subject: Political science
ISSN: 0011-1422
Year: 1992
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