BLACK LIVES MATTER 2020

(Limited edition print)

The letters are composed of names of brave and brilliant individuals of African descent who have essentially been erased from American History. They were brilliant, valiant, and major contributors to all that America’s Constitution aspires to be.
19” x 13” with a one inch border around the 17” x 11” image.
Edition of 50 + 2 Artists Proofs

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The commission to create artwork for the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats is both an honor and opportunity perfectly suited to my mission as an Artist and Educator. I am humbled to be a contribution to this national conversation before an international audience and to the actions sparked by the BLACK LIVES MATTER movement initiated by three courageous and generous women. I am an avid proponent for shining a light on American (not Black) History that has been erased from our national narrative and education curriculums. My piece unearths just a few names of the brave and brilliant individuals whose accomplishments represented ‘firsts’ for African Americans. They, and others I included, overcame undemocratic, racist and/ or sexist barriers and are the beacons of liberty, justice, and freedom that the United States is to the world. My hope is that their names will spark conversations and deeper investigations that lead to appreciation, inclusion, and respect