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A Celebration
of Black Artists
A Celebration of Black ArtistsYouth Art Month Exhibition March 2021
Explore this Power Point for ideas of how you can create your own authentic work of art. Your artwork, along with an artist’s statement, will be on display in the RTSD Youth Art Month Exhibition.
Get to know the artistsLearn who they are and how their life experiences influence his/her artwork. Which artist speaks to you and why?
Get to know art media and techniquesThere are a variety of art materials and techniques to chose from. Which one would you like to use to create your own authentic artwork?
Get to know the artworkUnderstand the visual imagery. How will you create your narrative?
Bill Traylor c. 1853-1949
Folk
Art
Figures and Construction with CatGouache and pencil on cardboard
Alma Thomas 1891-1978
The EclipseAcrylic
Romare Bearden 1911-1988
Pittsburgh Memories collage
Factory Workers
gouache and casein
on brown Kraft paper
Elizabeth Catlett 1915-2012
SharecropperLinoleum cut
Pri
nt
Jacob Lawrence 1917-2000
The Migration Series, Panel no. 49
Casein and tempera
Pain
tin
g
Charles White 1918-1979
PreacherPen and ink and graphite
Dra
win
g
Betye Saar 1926-
Ass
emb
lage
The Liberation of Aunt JemimaFound objects
Faith Ringgold 1930-
Dancing at the LouvreAcrylic on canvas with fabric
Sto
ry Q
uilt
s
Melvin Edwards 1937-
Lynch Fragment: Freedom WeaponWelded steel
Scu
lptu
re
El Anatsui 1944-
Old Man’s ClothTextile
Text
ile A
rt
Danny Tisdale 1959-
America’s Most Unwanted (an Homage)Photomontage
Co
nce
ptu
al A
rtis
t
Jean- Michel Basquiat 1960-1988
Horn PlayersAcrylic and oil stick painting
Stre
et/
Gra
ffit
i Art
ist
Kara Walker 1969-
Darkytown RebellionSilhouettes In
stal
lati
on
Art
ist
Amy Sherald 1973-
Michelle ObamaOil paint
Port
rait
Art
ist
Kehinde Wiley 1977-
Barack ObamaOil painting
Port
rait
Art
ist
Misan Harriman 1977-
Why is Ending Racism a DebatePhotography Ph
oto
jou
rnal
ist
If you would like to participate in this creative opportunity, please fill out this MS Form by February 15.
The Art Center will be open on Tuesdays after school, starting on February 16, until 4:15. This opportunity is for ALL students who would like to create their artwork in a studio space.Temperature checks will be taken upon arrival and we will follow all social distancing and hygiene protocols.
If you prefer to work at home, Mrs. Dean is happy to provide art materials for you to pick up outside the building (just send her a message) and to offer artistic support via Zoom as requested.
If you have any questions, contact Mrs. Dean at [email protected] or through Schoology messages.
