that Martin Puryear was a native Washingtonian?
Lois Mailou Jones founded the art department at Howard.
Benjamin Edwards lives in Washington, DC.
Paul D. Miller (DJ Spooky) grew up here and
Romare Bearden had his first solo exhibition, Projections, in 1964 at the Corcoran. This was when he introduced to the world his “collage style”.
ROMARE BEARDEN( American, 1914-1988 )
Return of the Prodigal Son, 1967.
Mixed media and collage on canvas, 50 1/4 x 60″
(Albright-Knox Collection)
