Black History Through Bees. A white artist/painter and his depictions of African Americans during and after the Civil War.
The Busy Bee" is a watercolor and gouache on paper painting executed in a soft pastel and earth toned palette and depicting a boy, standing in a field of flowers, wooden bee boxes behind him, swinging his hat to swish away a bee, by American artist Winslow Homer. This piece is from the reconstruction era. While in Virginia in the 1870s Homer begin to work on a series of paintings depicting the lives of those newly freed from slavery but still struggling against the obstacles of entrenched bigotry. Instead of caricatures, he depicts quiet moments in the everyday lives of the newly freed African-Americans. There is no underlying moralistic tale or narrative storyline that artist presents, but in a manner similar to Veteran in a New Field and Snap the Whip!, Homer creates the impression of an observed moment in time. Many of his works of the Reconstruction era, Homer leaves the fate of the characters to find resolution in the minds of the viewer. Black History through Bees. Black Children’s Book & Author.
Shabazz Larkin’s The Thing About Bees is a Norman Rockwell-inspired Sunday in the park, a love poem from a father to his two sons, and a tribute to the bees that pollinate the foods we love to eat. Children are introduced to different kinds of bees, “how not to get stung,” and how the things we fear are often things we don’t fully understand. Book read on YouTube- https://youtu.be/2-l59LDn_Uo Shabazz Larkin is an American Artist, painter, writer, illustrator, book-maker and product designer. His practice of vandalizing photographs, overwhelming use of color and bold typography, at times feel like visual concepts better suited for the editorial section of Rolling Stone. This technique only veils Larkin’s true intention to explore societal issues of race, justice and religion. Shabazz is most known for his portraits that capture the beauty of resilience in Black culture. Canvas painting called “Honeycomb” by New Orleans-born digital artist and motion designer, @alvinpbx (Alvin Epps). He creates a wide range of creative work in many different mediums, ranging from photography to sharpie-drawn illustrations. His digital illustrations are of the black female form, a tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat and hip-hop culture.
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