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ABOUT MY WORK

Over the past 37 years, I have produced works that depicted recognizable subject matter to abstraction. In my first commercial gallery exhibition in 1963, I presented abstract figurative paintings and prints. From 1968 to 1973, I did work that dealt with social commentary, the African American struggle for basic human rights in the United States. From the mid-1970s to 1998, I explored various types of abstraction, inspired by African textiles and Jazz music. In all of my work, I have attempted to retain a rawness, a problematic quality that is thought-provoking. The works shown in this exhibition reflects my return to the figure and to issues that won't go away.