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Eileen Abdulrashid
Eileen Abdulrashid (also known as Elieen Nelson) is an American artist and craftsperson who is known for her work in enamel on copper. Early life and family Eileen Abdulrashid is African-American, she grew up in California and then spent time in Illinois. Her cousin is the artist Senga Nengudi. Abdulrashid studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the American Academy of Art in Chicago (now known as American Academy of Art College), and the Institute of Design in Chicago (which merged to become the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1949). Career Abdulrashid is known for being a part of the first exhibition of contemporary African-American women artists in the United States, ''Sapphire: You've Come a Long Way, Baby'' held at Suzanne Jackson's Gallery 32 in Los Angeles in 1970. Other participating artists included Betye Saar, Gloria Bohanon, Suzanne Jackson, Yvonne Cole Meo, and Senga Nengudi (listed as "S. Irons"). She also held a solo show at Gallery 32 in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, most populous U.S. state and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated Administrative division, subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous Statistical area (United States), urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento, California, Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the List of largest California cities by population, most populous city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doyle Lane
Doyle Lane (1923–2002) was an African-American ceramist known for his innovative, tactile glazes. His work ranged from delicate vases and ceramic sculptures to large scale clay paintings and mosaics. Lane maintained a studio in the El Sereno, Los Angeles, El Sereno district of East Los Angeles. He exhibited his work at Brockman Gallery in Leimert Park (1968) and Ankrum Gallery on La Cienega Boulevard (1967, 1968), both notable centers for African American Art in Los Angeles in the mid-twentieth century. Early life and education Born in New Orleans, he moved to Los Angeles by the late 1940s. He studied at Los Angeles City College, East Los Angeles City College before attending the University of Southern California. Early in his career, he worked as a glaze technician for L.H. Butcher and Co. Later he would maintain a self-supporting practice as a studio ceramist. Major Commissions Lane created large-scale clay paintings for many prominent sites in Southern California. * Cal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |