Japanese singer, artist, and peace campaigner Yoko Ono rose to stature worldwide as the spouse of renowned rock band The Beatles member John Lennon. She was born on February 18, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Known for her experimental music and avant-garde artwork, Ono has been well-known in the art world since the 1960s. Performance art, […]

American abstract artist Sam Gilliam was born in Tupelo, Mississippi, on November 30, 1933. He is most identified for his inventive work with draped, coloured canvas and is connected to the Color Field movement. Gilliam’s method of painting transcends the traditional rectangular canvas since he frequently lets his canvases hang, fold, or drape in ways

American artist Dread Scott is renowned for his politically charged and thought-provoking works of art. He was born Scott Tyler in Chicago in 1965, but he adopted the name Dread Scott in honour of the well-known slave of the same name who successfully petitioned the Supreme Court for freedom in the 19th-century Dred Scott v.

American graphic designer and artist Emory Douglas is most renowned for his work as the Black Panther Party’s Minister of Culture in the 1960s and 1970s. Douglas, born on May 24, 1943, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, significantly impacted the style of the Black Panther Party. This socialist and revolutionary organization fought for the rights of