Tag Archives: Norman Lewis

Media Legend, Vy Higginsen Aims to Save the Music with “Sing, Harlem, Sing!”

Harlem Arts Alliance Presents:  On the “A” w/Souleo
Media pioneer and Harlem legend, Vy Higginsen has created change on many platforms including being the first black female radio personality in the prime time New York City market and the first black woman to produce a drama on Broadway with August Wilson‘s “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone.”  Continue reading
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Walter’s World: Weekend Picks- Art Tour, Musical Theatre and Burlesque

By Walter Rutledge

After two weeks of working outside my beloved city I return to find “the city that never sleeps” in full insomnia.


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Romare Bearden Honored By United States Postal Service

By Walter Rutledge

On September 28, 2011 the United States Postal Service will honor renowned African American artist Romare Bearden with four stamps bearing images of his work. Continue reading

Charles White’s Work Auctioned At The Swann Galleries

An exceptional item that will be featured in Swann’s October 6 sale of African-American Fine Art: Work, the first large-scale drawing from Charles White’s important 1950s period to come to auction. Continue reading

Essie Green Galleries Show in Harlem

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The works of notable artists Romare Bearden, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Norman Lewis, Charles Sebree among others, will be featured in the exhibition, The Artist Emerging (Their Early Years), at the renowned Essie Green Galleries, April 17th – May 22nd , 2009.  Continue reading