INTRO
1. Have you ever looked at a two pieces of art… why are they different?
2. All art has distinctive roots…African American roots
3. I studied…
a. Harriet Powers “Bible Quilt”
b. Hale Woodruff “Poor Man’s Cotton”
c. Rene Dickerson “The Jazz Club”
4. Let’s start at the beginning…
BIBLE QUILT Harriet Powers 1886
1. Not very many painters
2. May wonder why important?
3. Bible stories… national museum of American history
a. Cain and Able
b. Adam and Eve…Garden of Eden
c. Last Supper
4. First quilt to have living creatures
5. African influence
6. Color Scheme
7. Proportions of people
8. This point forward art grew popular...
POOR MAN’S COTTON Hale woodruff 1937
1. more advanced
2. Abstract in...
a. proportion
b. depth
c. faces in background
3. Color choice
4. Obviously art spreads as time goes on so more...
THE JAZZ CLUB Rene Dickerson 50s
1. Abstract again in...
a. porportion
b. depth
c. line quality and value
2. Color choice
3. during jazz movement
CONCLUSION
1. As you can see art progresses overtime
2. Slavery
3. Jim Crow
4. Current
5. After hearing about how much goes into a painting next time you see one you won't just say good or bad but think about what time effort and thought went into the piece.
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