Annie lee blue monday pics

Annie does not want faces to interfere with the story she is painting through the body language of her characters. By painting without faces, Annie allows her customers to project themselves or people that they know into the painting.

Annie lee blue monday pics

Although Blue Monday is Annie's only self portrait, Annie didn't paint her face on the painting because she knows everybody can relate to having a Blue Monday, and wants her customers to be able to picture themselves in the painting. When Annie started painting commercially she wanted to be unique and different from other artists.

Painting without faces has certainly become one of Annie's distinct trademarks. The framed version ships framed and ready to hang in a black 2-inch frame. Perfect for any fan of African American art or the late great Annie Lee. Unframed: Most in stock items ship in 0 to 5 business depending upon the shipping method selected during checkout. Large framed artwork requires an additional 1 to 5 days of processing time to allow for framing.

If there is an issue with your order we will notify you with 1 to 2 business days. For additional information please visit our: Shipping Policy. This image speaks to me as a Black woman on so many levels, and I'm beyond thrilled that I now get to display it in my studio apartment. The frame is nice and I feel as if I got my money's worth.

The product is what I was praying it would be. Clear and colorful. Thank you so much! We are pleased to know that you loved the product. We appreciate your business. I ordered this for my mother for Mother's Day. She was enamored at how beautiful the artwork is and the frame. Size Type Magnet 2. Ever since taking the art world by storm during her first gallery show in at the age of 50, where her artwork sold out in just four hours, Annie Lee has been a central and celebrated figure in the world of art.

Her style was labeled by art commentators as "Black Americana" due to her use of scenes of everyday African American life, the animated emotion of the personalities, and two-dimensional figures. Another recognizable and trademark aspect of her art is the fact that her subjects were often faceless. Retrieved 5 March Chicago Tribune. The History Makers.

Department of State - Art in Embassies". Retrieved Black America Web. Archived from the original on Retrieved 20 December Detroit: Wayne State University Press. ISBN Chicago Sun-Times. Authority control databases. United States. Categories : births deaths 20th-century American artists 20th-century American women artists People from Gadsden, Alabama African-American women artists Artists from Alabama Loyola University Chicago alumni Artists from Chicago 20th-century African-American women 20th-century African-American artists 21st-century American artists 21st-century American women artists 21st-century African-American artists 21st-century African-American women.

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