Green Beans millie jackson A work of art partly

A work of art partly inspired by Strange Fruit by Nina Simone

Sitting Pretty by Frank Morrison is a vibrant limited edition giclee featuring an African-American woman sitting on a balcony and sipping wine as she looks out upon the city after a long day of shopping

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Included in this work of art are images of Shirley Chisolm

Green Beans millie jackson A work of art partlyFrom a new series by Kadir Nelson called "The African American" series, the artist pays homage to the African men and women cast into slavery bringing with them age old African traditions and wisdom passed down from generation to generation. Here, the age old ritual of snapping green beans and readying them for last meal of the day is demonstrated by a woman proudly sitting on the front steps of her humble whitewashed home, snapping freshly washed