Our African American calendars illustrated with artwork from world
renowned African American artists will elevate your spirits all year long. This year's titles include:
Romare Bearden, Annie Lee, Frank Morrison, Jonathan
Green, African American
Masters, African American Art, Sylvia Walker, Justin Bua, and WAK.
TED-2012
Ted Ellis 2012 - wall calendar
Ted Ellis is a
passionate man. He is passionate about his family… passionate about his
heritage and passionate about his art. Just ask him and he proudly
declares, “I paint Subjects that are representative of the many facets
of American life as I know it. I like to think of myself as a creative
historian. I was put here to record history…all aspects of American
culture and heritage. My sole purpose has always been to educate through
my art.” His 2012 calendar features some of his finest work
including Church On Sunday, The Road To Success and It Started Here
which celebrates the oldest African-American community in the U.S. known
as Treme located in New Orleans. Order today, quantities are limited.
Kevin A. Williams (WAK)
is an artist who wants to take you on the journey. From celebrity homes
to small businesses, corporate offices and women’s spas, Williams’
original and lithograph artwork hangs from coast to coast. As the
best-selling artist in the African-American print market, Williams is a
popular personality at national art shows, conferences of
African-American groups and major international events, including the
Essence Music Festival. His art has been featured on television’s “Law &
Order” (NBC) and “Soul Food” (Showtime). Now you can take a year-long
journey with WAK – this 2012 calendar features some of his finest work
along with Black history information throughout.
Shades of Color
for Kids
by Sylvia Walker
2012 calendar
Author and illustrator Sylvia L.
Walker uses a variety of media to express herself. Watercolor,
pencil, ink, and recently acrylic on canvas create an exciting new
dimension to her creativity. Her work is in the collection of Wendy's
International president Dave Thomas, actress Vanessa Bell Calloway,
Ed McMahon, Maury Povich and Connie Chung. The calendar also
features important Black History dates.
Shades of Color
for Kids -- by Sylvia Walker
2012 calendar
$14.95
12AL
Annie Lee 2012 - wall calendar
Annie Lee is a gallery owner, art distributor and internationally
acclaimed artist. She is known for such notable creations as "Blue
Monday", 6-No Uptown" and "60 Pounds". Her paintings have appeared on
numerous movies and television shows. Annie Lee possesses an amazing
ability to observe everyday life and reproduce it using humor, satire
and realism. Her style has been referred to as "Black Americana". She
hopes that viewers of her art feel joy, laughter and comfort. She thinks
it is important to show emotion without facial features so that the view
focuses on the movement and the position of her subjects. Profiles of
Annie Lee have appeared in many of the top art magazines repeatedly,
some of which are Art Trends, Decor, Upscale, and Nevada Women. In
addition to showcasing 12 of Annie's wonderful prints, this calendar
features important black history events, birthdays and holidays.
Frank Morrison's artwork is unique and will make a statement that you
simply cannot miss. The exaggerated body parts and flowing motion of the
characters depicted in Frank's art work are his signature and provide us
with a glimpse of his endless creativity and talent. Frank Morrison has
been called one of the most aspiring artists of his generation. He has
received numerous accolades from his peers as well as his supporters.
Born in Massachusetts, but grew up in New Jersey, he began painting as a
graffiti artist when he was a young boy. During this time he developed
his elongated style and dramatized figures. His scenes create an era
past and present. With timeless messages, his natural rhythmic style and
intrinsic understanding of physical, spiritual and emotional expression
invade and explode from his paintings. Morrison's work can be found with
such notable collectors as Rudy Crew, New York City's School Chancellor,
New Orleans Senator Gregory Tarver, Dr. Lauren hale of the infamous Hale
House, and Bill Cosby.
For more than two centuries African Americans have contributed to the
rich history of art in the United States. This calendar celebrates that
participation, exploring the variety of styles and media employed by
twelve black American artists—Charles Ethan Porter, Beauford Delaney,
William H. Johnson, Charles Alston, Hughie Lee-Smith, Alma Thomas,
Romare Bearden, Benny Andrews, Charles White, William E. Scott, Hale
Woodruff, and Betye Saar. The vibrant images presented here reveal
inspiration from a range of sources: jazz and blues, country roads, the
toil of laborers, everyday life, and the art of Europe and Africa.
African American Art - calendar - 2012
$14.95
sold out
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Romare Bearden 2012 - wall calendar
One of the twentieth century's most creative and original artists,
Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988) explored subject matter that
highlighted the broad range of his interests in the humanities and
his deep engagement with African American life and culture. During
his sixty-five-year career, Bearden worked in many mediums but was
best known as a master collagist. His art captured the vibrancy of
the people and places of the rural South, the urban North, and the
Caribbean. This calendar's twelve images—eleven collages and one
painting—offer a sampling of the artists rich and varied oeuvre.
Romare Bearden - calendar - 2012
$14.95
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The Urban Art of Justin Bua 2012 - wall calendar
Urban Art Wall
Calendar: Groundbreaking artist Justin BUA is internationally known for
his unique, and distinctive style — New Urban Realism. The Urban Art
calendar, with some of BUAs most iconic images from his powerful first
book, The Beat of Urban Art, takes you into the head of the modern-day
Toulouse-Lautrec.
Jonathan Green sees the
world in ways that are uniquely his own, inspired by his early years on
the inland marshes near the Sea Islands of South Carolina. The Gullah culture there, with
its enduring traditions of farming and fishing, reverberates in Jonathan
Greens paintings today. He's a graduate of the prestigious School of
the Art Institute of Chicago and he has won national awards, including
the Key of Life NAACP Image Award and is recognized by curators and
museums worldwide.
The Art of Jonathan Green 2012 wall calendar
features 12 full-color images by the man whose vibrantly colored
depictions of Low Country culture have earned him a place among Americas
top contemporary artists.
African American Master
Wall Calendar: African American Masters features paintings by acclaimed
artists of color, including Romare Bearden, Clementine Hunter, Charles
Alston, Norman Lewis, Lois Mailou Jones, and Charles Ethan Porter. Drawn
from the Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art and the
Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art, Savannah College of
Art and Design, these works show the influence of black experience in
the context of American art.
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