by Olivia Gratehouse | Famous Artists
“When the subject is strong, simplicity is the only way to treat it.” ~Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence was born September 7, 1917, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In the hopes of finding a better life, his parents moved his family up north. Sadly, his parents...
by Olivia Gratehouse | Famous Artists
“I will preach with my brush.” ~Henry Ossawa Tanner Henry Ossawa Tanner was born June 21, 1859 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His father, Benjamin Tucker Tanner, was a minister and his mother, Sarah Tanner, was a former slave who had escaped through the...
by Olivia Gratehouse | Famous Artists
“Painting is a lot harder than pickin’ cotton. Cotton’s right there for you to pull off the stalk, but to paint, you got to sweat your mind.” Clementine Hunter was born December 1886 in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, where her father worked as a field...
by Olivia Gratehouse | Famous Artists
Horace Pippin was a self-taught African-American painter. Learn more about this amazing artist through this art appreciation post. “Pictures just come to my mind, and I tell my heart to go ahead.” ~Horace Pippin Horace Pippin was born February 22, 1888, in...
by Olivia Gratehouse | Famous Artists
Jackson Pollock was an influential American painter, and the leading force behind the abstract expressionist movement in the art world. Learn more about this amazing artist! “Painting is self-discovery. Every good artist paints what he is.” Jackson Pollock...
