On June 3rd, artist Keith Ramsey was a guest on, “Let’s Get It On”, a syndicated radio show for The National Alliance of Postal and Federal Employees (NPFA Radio). Ramsey delved in to the details of his work as a artist over the national airways in an ongoing promotion of his thought-provoking series “Diluted Loss”- [...]
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Artist Interview: Jamil Smith
Clarke Art Consulting was honored to interview emerging photographer Jamil Smith, a native of Richmond, Virginia, currently living in Brooklyn, New York. Smith uses the camera as a tool to document the candid events of life; capturing the essence beauty and spirit in his subject matter. Smith sees through the lens what most of us aspire [...]
Celebrating Black History in Art: Harriet Powers (1837-1911)
Harriet Powers, known as the “mother of African-American quilting”, was born into slavery in Athens, Georgia in 1837. Because there is no record of her childhood, it is assumed she grew up as a house slave, trained to be a seamstress and instructed in the craft of appliqué quilt-making. Powers’ acclaimed cotton quilts are comprised [...]
Celebrating Black History in Art: James VanDerZee (1886-1983)
James VanDerZee was an acclaimed, largely self-taught, African American photographer who documented the lives of the urban middle class. Born June 29, 1886 in Lenox, Massachusetts, VanDerZee was raised to appreciate music and art; eventually forming a talent for photography. By fifth grade, VanDerZee was given his first camera. He took hundreds of pictures of [...]
