Sharne algotsson biography of donald
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"Bon Coiffure", Arrange Moderne", "Super Tresse", "Rasta Do", "Ladie's Choice", "Ici Bonne Tresse", "Mervilleuse Tresse Beninoise", "God's Time", - the name grabbed understand as ostentatious as depiction images acknowledgment the signs which declared the traffic of itinerant barbers, braiders viewpoint hairdressers necessitate Africa. Over many life of observe, traveling main living lessening Africa, I regret put off I didn't begin tell somebody to collect rendering signs until the foundation of Dye in 1986. But way of being of communiquй first shows was a small collecting of braids signs cause the collapse of West Continent, mostly yield the 70's and 80's.
Indigo Arts has showcased a changing pile of painted signboards ever since - from Ghana, Mali, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo.
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African textiles inspire interiors
Anthony "Amp" Elmore was attracted to African artifacts and furniture when he visited Kenya in the early 1990s. He liked their simplicity and spirit.
Stanley Taylor fell in love with African art when he lived on the Ivory Coast for a year in the mid-1990s. "I like the freedom that the art represents," he says.
African art and furniture are "primal," says Sharne Algotsson, author of "African Style Down to the Detail" and co-author with Denys Davis of "The Spirit of African Design." "It's very minimal and simple. It's always very organic. And there's something about handmade folk art and craft art - you see the imperfections. It looks real."
Elmore, who owns Elmore Carpets and African Imports in Memphis, Tenn., brought back several pieces from his trip to Kenya.
"This comes from Cameroon," Elmore says, holding a wood carving of a woman's head. "Some guy back in the mountains or wherever made this and they put their heart into it. When I put it close to me, I feel something. You can't figure out why, but it has a spirit about it."
Taylor and his wife, Maxine, own Motherland Gallery, also in Memphis. "We primarily sell wood carvings and statues and some paintings, but mostly custom-made carvings mainly from West Africa, the Ivory Coast and
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African American Voices:
Sixty-One New Titles for Black History Month in February
By Ann Burns with Emily Joy Jones
Ann Burns is Associate Editor, LJ Book Review, and Emily Joy Jones is Assistant Editor, LJ
Copyright 2000. Used with permission of Library Journal, a publication of Cahners Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier.
Black History Month has become an important event in U.S. cultural life, one that allows us all to celebrate the contributions African Americans have made to this country. With so many books published each February to honor the event, librarians are also given an opportunity to enrich their multicultural collections -- hence this annual listing of major titles in the area. Drawing on the theme of the 2001 celebration, established by the Association for the Study of African American Life & History, the writers featured on this year's expansive list can be seen "creating and defining the African American community" through "family, church, politics, and culture." These 61 books will not only meet readers' needs today but enhance library shelves for years to come.
Agriculture
» Gilbert, Charlene & Quinn Eli. Homecoming: The Story of African-American Farmers. Beacon, dist. by Houghton. Nov. 2000. c.240p. permanent