With Black Friday becoming more or less Cyber Black Friday — so how not to make Cyber Monday feel repetitious?!? — and 2020 being 2020, we might as well put the Black back in "Black." NATALIE HOPE MCDONALD puts us face to face with a number of figures that fit the bill, including this hand-drawn work. Long before BLM amalgamated the frustration, pain, and desire for lasting change of multiple generations, there was Shelton Jackson Lee, a son of Brooklyn whose birth certificate and college diploma read Atlanta, but whose high-voltage artistry was, and is, charged on the streets of Cobble Hill, Crown Heights and Fort Greene. The artist brings to life Mr. Lee’s seering, seeking gaze in her larger icon series, which has its own rhythm and precision, with impeccable line detail that sets a new standard among Natalie’s always riveting portraiture. And if you’re looking for films to see and haven't yet checked out the latest joint from Spike, Da 5 Bloods, we strongly encourage you do so now on Netflix. The gripping film might well garner Oscar attention (as Hollywood scrambles to catch up with missing accolades) and features an indelible penultimate performance from the late, great Chadwick Boseman.
NATALIE HOPE MCDONALD
“Spike Lee”
hand-drawn illustration
ink on acid-free paper
225. framed
multiple unique originals available
