Martin Luther King Jr. Day
The Young Sabot Maker by Henry Ossawa Tanner was up next. This painting depicts a young apprentice working with what is probably his father making wooden shoes in Brittany France. Everyone loved the depiction of the young man working hard to learn his craft. Like many artists Tanner spent much of his career in France. For the African American artists this allowed them to escape the racial prejudice of their homeland as well.
We changed gears next with Edmona Lewis's marble sculpture of Hagar. Edmona was a female sculptor.
And our last image was of a painted story quilt, Le Cafe des Artistes by Faith Ringold. It shows many famous artists gathered in a café. Kiki found the secret decoder ring so we can figure out who all of the artists are. Be sure to zoom in just above and below the panel to read what it says.
For my web bonus item, I chose Blob Opera. Take a look at it. When you first open it it will take you through a quick tutorial. The basic premise is you drag the blobs up and down to change the pitch and to the side to change the vowel sound they make. With a little practice you should be able to make some interesting sounds and they are fun to watch.
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