A heartfelt, and riveting biography of the short life of a talented young African-American man who escapes the slums of Newark for Yale University only to succumb to the dangers of the streets--and of one's own nature--when he returns home.
When author Jeff Hobbs arrived at Yale University, he b[...]
Lee Krasner never took the easy way out - not in life, not in art. Brought up in a poor Brooklyn neighborhood and originally named Lena Krasner by her immigrant parents, she decided early on to create a new name and a new identity for herself. Later, as one of the few female painters in the aggressi[...]
Known for his portraits of African-American men in heroic poses of power and glory from the annals of art history, Kehinde Wiley's work continues to inspire the MTV generation and provoke the world's attention. This is a major monograph of the popular artist and his works in all media.[...]