Tag: National Center of Afro-American Artists

Royal Shawabites, a funerary practice adopted from the Egyptians. They were placed standing against the walls of the burial chamber, surrounding the coffin. From “Ancient Nubia Now” at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, Jan. 15, 2020. (Greg Cook photo)

Art Greg CookJanuary 17, 2020 0

Reconsidering Ancient Nubia At The MFA

“Ancient Nubia Now”—on view at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts from Oct. 13, 2019, to Jan. 20, 2020—showcases treasures from ancient north African kingdoms that flourished along the Nile Valley…Continue Reading →

Dana Chandler's “Fred Hampton’s Door 2," 1975.

Art Greg CookJanuary 21, 2019 0

How Dana Chandler Brought Black Power To Boston Art, Murals And Museums

The April 6, 1970, issue of Time magazine arrived with a portrait of Jessie Jackson on the cover painted by Jacob Lawrence and the headline “Black America 1970.” Inside was…Continue Reading →

Purse made by Shawn Powell at San Quentin State Prison, California, 1941, in “Inmate Ingenuity" at the Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists. (Greg Cook)

Art Greg CookDecember 2, 2018 0

‘Inmate Ingenuity’: Prisoners Turn Cigarette Packs Into Dazzling Purses, Wallets, Toys

In 1941, Shawn Powell, a young man from Oakland, crafted a purse (pictured above) while serving a homicide sentence in San Quentin State Prison in California. Using a meticulous technique…Continue Reading →