Kerry James Marshall

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The paper discusses how much of Kerry James Marshall's art was influenced by his culture and the communities where he was raised. The paper explains how Birmingham, Alabama was the scene of massive civil rights marches led by Dr. Martin Luther King in 1963 and it was in these turbulent times that Marshall grew up. The paper discusses the social approach Kerry James Marshall takes towards his art and how he has attempted to take on the issue of negative representations of black people.

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"He has a series of paintings and sculptures called "Souvenir" in which there are a series of stamps (similar to postage stamps) that have slogans on them like "Black Power!" This series is a tribute to the Civil Rights Movement; also in "Souvenir" there are middle-class living rooms with the ghosts of Dr. King, John Kennedy, and Bobby Kennedy (all who were assassinated) are like angels floating around the room, according to the PBS story. It's a surreal painting, but the meaning is very down to earth: many good people have died who supported equal justice for all."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bernard, Catherine. "Kerry James Marshall." African Arts. 34.4 (2001): 93-95.
• Public Broadcasting Service. "Art: 21 Art in the Twenty First Century / Kerry James Marshall.Retrieved 21 Nov. 2006 from http://www.pbs.org/art21/artists/marshall.
• Rowell, Charles. "An Interview with Kerry James Marshall." Callaloo. 21.1 (1998): 263-272. Retrieved 21 Nov. 2006 from http://xroads.virginia.edu/~ug01/westkaemper/callaloo/marshall.html.
• Williams, Eliza. "Kerry James Marshall: Camden Arts Centre London." Art Monthly. Retrieved 21 Nov. 2006 from http://www.artmonthly.co/uk/.

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