A Black aunt and niece become accomplished artists in segregated Washington, D.C.
Lilian Thomas Burwell recounts the life story of her aunt, unsung artist and educator Hilda Wilkinson Brown, and the influence she had on Burwell’s own career as an abstract expressionist artist. Their lives, works of art and sources of inspiration are presented against the backdrop of a segregated society where marginalized Black artists created their own venues to exhibit their work.
Lilian Thomas Burwell recounts the life story of her aunt, unsung artist and educator Hilda Wilkinson Brown, and the influence she had on Burwell’s own career as an abstract expressionist artist. Their lives, works of art and sources of inspiration are presented against the backdrop of a segregated society where marginalized Black artists created their own venues to exhibit their work.
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Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell
A Black aunt and niece pursue their artistic careers in segregated Washington, D.C.
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Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell
Lilian Thomas Burwell describes the process of creating her "sculptural paintings."
Painting as Sculpture
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Kindred Spirits: Artists Hilda Wilkinson Brown and Lilian Thomas Burwell
Hilda Wilkinson Brown spent her summers painting at Oak Bluffs in Martha’s Vineyard.
Summers at Oak Bluffs
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