Fellrath hines biography of michael jackson

Felrath Hines (1913–1993), the first African American man to become a professional conservator for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, was born and raised in the segregated Midwest. Leaving their home in the South, Hines's parents migrated to Indianapolis with hopes for a better life. While growing up, Hines was encouraged by his seamstress mother to pursue his early passion for art by taking Saturday classes at Herron Art Institute in Indianapolis. He moved to Chicago in 1937, where he attended the Art Institute of Chicago in pursuit of his dreams.

The Life and Art of Felrath Hines: From Dark to Light chronicles the life of this exceptional artist who overcame numerous obstacles throughout his career and refused to be pigeonholed because of his race. Author Rachel Berenson Perry tracks Hines's determination and success as a contemporary artist on his own terms. She explores Hines's life in New York City in the 1950s and 60s, where he created a close friendship with jazz musician Billy Strayhorn and participated in the African American Spiral Group of New York and the equal rights movement. Hines's relationship with Georgia O'Keeffe, as her private paintings restorer, and a lifetime of creating increasingly esteemed Modernist artwork, all tell the story of one man's remarkable journey in 20th-century America.

Featuring exquisite color photographs, The Life and Art of Felrath Hines explores the artist's life, work, and significance as an artist and as an art conservator.

Front row, from left, Melanie Keen, Amira Gad, and Zoe Whitley (second from right), are among the UK curators selecting women artists for a special section at Frieze London. | Photo by Tom Jamieson, Frieze London

The following review of the past week or so presents a snapshot of the latest news in African American art and related culture:

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The facilities department at Northeastern University sent a letter to the African-American Master Artists-in-Residence Program, telling the artist collective known as AAMARP which is affiliated with the university, that it must vacate its space due to building code violations and “safety and security concerns.”

The recent Association of Arts Administration Educators (AAAE) conference in Houston was co-hosted by Fleurette Fernando, who established the Master of Arts in Arts Administration program at the University of Houston five years ago. Nearly 200 administrators from across the country attended the gathering which carried the theme “Building Communities of the Future: Arts Administrators as Agents of Change.”

“U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth,” a new report from Bank of America, finds art collectors continue to be drawn to acquiring works because of their love of art, but increasingly view it as an asset. 46 percent of collectors say they are likely to sell an artwork this year. This is particularly the case with younger collectors. More collectors are buying online (up 43 percent from last year), with marked increases driven by women collectors. (See page 5)

Jan. 11, 2011: South African photographer David Goldblatt at Henri Cartier-Bresson Foundation in Paris on the eve of of the opening for his exhibition “TJ 1948-2010” (for Transvaal Johannesburg). | Photo by Francois Guillot, AFP/Getty Images

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