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91"The Problem We All Live With" - The Truth About Rockwell's Painting
The Problem We All Live With done by Norman Perceval Rockwell is arguably the single most important image ever done of an African-American in illustration history. This piece is the most requested work at the Norman Rockwell museum in...
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71A Tribute to Eddie... The wonderful work of Derek Riggs.
In the late 1970's a young British artist named Derek Riggs came up with a character with punk rock hair a t-shirt and the body of a decaying corpse. In his twenties Rigg's would never of dreamed that this...
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84Is Mental Illness in the Bible? Part II
In my first Hub "Is Mental Health in the Bible?" Examples of faithful men were listed and you learned about their times of deep depression however situational. in this second hub the discussed characters are those that suffer from the most serious...
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73An interview with Jerry Pinkney Part II
This is part two of a 2002 interview with Jerry Pinkney, Award winning African-American Children's Book Illustrator and Lecturer Part II April, 20, 2002 Laird: I will say the single most powerful change...
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87Is Mental Illness in the Bible?
Is there mental illness mentioned in the Bible? We do not see mental illness spoken of particularly plainly in the Bible, because obviously the cultures of that day did not view mental illness as we do. I am not discounting that the inspired writers...
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77Were Illustrators of the Golden Age Racists?
Even before the 1960s and the Civil Rights movement, American illustration has continuously been under attack for described negative depictions of African-Americans. Many images have been misconstrued as...
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70How to get your artwork published...
In March of this year I became a government statistic and was let go as a creative business developer after seventeen years in the packaging and point of sale industry. This industry was not my particular...
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74An Interview with Jerry Pinkney Part I
Please enjoy a two part interview I did for my 2002 MA thesis at Syracuse University with Jerry Pinkney, Award winning African-American Children's Book Illustrator and Lecturer Part I April, 20, 2002 ...
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69Guilty Pleasures - Inspirational Subjects- The Early Years- Part I
As many of you know I am Bi-Polar and also an artist. Thousands of ideas cross my mind weekly and I am visually overwealmed constantly. This hub lists some of my favorite subjects that I have always loved and...
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61Kenneth Laird's Portrait Portfolio
This is a hub showcasing my work for those that follow me. I am running out of room on FACEBOOK so I am storing my favorite works here. I am going to show some early works that many of you have never seen. Please notice all sorts if art related...
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