African American artists

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ABOUT THE COVER

The Black Pages December 20, 2015

The Transformational Agenda Magazine 26th Edition ABOUT THE COVER Kehinde Wiley is the artist who created the official presidential portrait of President Barack Obama; and who recently had a showing at the Saint Lewis...

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Enigmatic Portraits Show Black Figures That Never Were

The Black Pages June 9, 2015

Artist Lynette Yiadom-Boakye paints, almost exclusively, portraits of black figures. More often than not, the person is juxtaposed against a black background, or at least one mired in darkness, allowing the features of the...