Neptune Thurston – Portrait Painter
It was even discovered that Neptune Thurston taught artist, Gilbert Stuart how to paint heads and faces.**
It was even discovered that Neptune Thurston taught artist, Gilbert Stuart how to paint heads and faces.**
My Soul Has Grown Deep considers the art-historical significance of contemporary Black artists and quilters working throughout the southeastern United States and Alabama in particular. See sources for more Information.
"Art is strange-looking stuff and most people don’t understand art. Most people don’t understand my art, the art of the Negroes, because most people don’t understand me, don’t understand the Negroes at all. If everybody understand one another, wouldn’t nobody make art. Art is something to open your eyes. Art is for understanding." ~Thornton Dial [1]
In a recent blog post about Dr. Kellie Jones, I found this art work by Charles White one of the artist discussed in South of Pico. I absolutely love Eartha Kitt and had to know more about this artwork.
Read more Eartha Kitt (From “Anna Lucasta”) by Charles White