Summer colors, fragrances hanging on during still time Aug 25, 2008
I am reading a book on Clementine Hunter (Skip and I said hello to her grandson at the Lafayette artwalk) ... I shall call it what Clementine Hunter called her little room in her house where she painted ; the paintin room. (New Iberia, LA)
uston, former curator of the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, said that with this exhibit, de Boisblanc’s mission is telling the story of rich oral history of the Acadians, taken from memory to canvas. Dec 6, 2007
The paintings of Mary Anne Pecot de Boisblanc, like those of her fellow Louisiana self-taught painter Clementine Hunter, are memory paintings in their intent to evoke a distinct moment of a culture in transition. For more information about the event, contact Trahan at 394-2258. (New Iberia, LA)
more » Jan 24, 2007
celebrates the life and times of four powerful African American women: renowned novelist and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, ex-slave and fiery abolitionist Sojourner Truth, exuberant folk artist Clementine Hunter, and fervent civil rights worker Fannie Lou Hamer. The musical score is drawn from the heartfelt spirituals and blues of the Deep South, the urban vitality of the Jazz Age, and contemporary concert music by African Americans. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Decorating duds are regretfully theirs Jan 6, 2007
Chester Higgins Jr./New York Times photo Joan Rivers fell for Clementine Hunter folk art, even though it's utterly out of place in her formal, antique-filled New York apartment ... This is why Rivers' passion, the paintings of the folk artist Clementine Hunter, has created what she sees as a disaster ... "I was playing Natchitoches, way down in the South -- this goes back to the '80s -- and somebody asked, do you want to meet this primitive artist named Clementine Hunter. She was 101 then, an... (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
5. The Baileys at home Dec 30, 2006
Other artists represented include Clementine Hunter, known as the black Grandma Moses, Charles Wilson and Christopher Gonzales ... " Also in the Bailey home are works by artists Clementine Hunter, known as the black Grandma Moses; Charles Wilson, who sculpted the bust in the U.S. Capitol of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.; Elizabeth Catlett, known for her striking pieces of African-American leaders, including Malcolm X; and Jamaican artist Christopher Gonzales. D'Army bought a massive African piece,... (The Commercial Appeal, TN)
Plenty to do in Dallas Jan 1, 2006
View the works of Clementine Hunter, David B. Ferdinand, Emma Lee Moss, Isaac Smith, George White and others and wonder at the vibrancy and creativity of these individuals. Sankofa: A Century of African American Expression in the Decorative Arts, contains furniture, paintings, sculpture and more. (The Advocate)
