I wrote about Wadsworth Jarrell in my post, Black Art and Artists to Inspire Kids, which you may want to hop over and read; it has some activities to try too.
Wadsworth Jarrell is an African-American painter, sculptor and printmaker. He was born in Georgia, USA, and lives and worked in Chicago, Illinois, USA, where he explored the working life of black people, and is heavily influenced by Jazz music, and became involved in the Organisation of Black American Culture, during the 1960s – a time of a huge social movement in America, working towards anti-racism.
This is a great article on Jarrell’s work, which I highly encourage you to read. Here are some key points about his work.
Jarrell often made portraits of important and powerful black people, such as Macolm X, who made huge contributions to the civil rights movement, and who dedicated his life to empowering the black community.
Jarrel uses a mix of bold, vibrant colours that reflect African textiles, and the vibrancy of African-American cultures, and repetitive, rhythmic patterns and letters or words. He explores contemporary African-American life, using both African and Western motifs, and expressive paint strokes, (often applied with cement trowels and other implements), which both evoke an emotional response from the viewer, and represent liberty.
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