Lectures on African-American artists scheduled at North Richmond’s Pine Camp

Richmond Parks and Rec presents a series of talks on African-American artists by Kathryn Reid at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center in celebration of Black History Month. Reid is a retired art teacher who taught for Richmond Public Schools and Virginia Union University. She has had a personal interest in African-American artists for many years […]

January 22, 2008; 8:37 PM • by North Richmond News

Richmond Parks and Rec presents a series of talks on African-American artists by Kathryn Reid at Pine Camp Arts and Community Center in celebration of Black History Month.

Reid is a retired art teacher who taught for Richmond Public Schools and Virginia Union University. She has had a personal interest in African-American artists for many years and was personally acquainted with John Biggers, the subject of her first talk.

The series is scheduled as follows:

January 28 from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm: The Visual Language of John Biggers – Learn how the artist John Biggers incorporated African symbols and images from his childhood to create paintings and murals.

February 4 from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm: Painters from the Harlem Renaissance Era – View and discuss the works of Harlem Renaissance painters including Palmer Hayden, Archibald Motley, Aaron Douglas, William H. Johnson, and others.

February 11 from 7:00 pm until 8:30 pm: Four Women – Meet four women who worked in a field that was dominated by men. Augusta Savage, Meta Warwick Fuller, Selma Burke, and Elizabeth Catlett all made extraordinary contributions in the field of sculpture.

Registration for one or all three sessions is $5 per person or $10 per family. To register, call the art department at 646-3674. Pine Camp is the department’s award-winning cultural arts facility located at 4901 Old Brook Road.

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