 Shan Kelly Cecilio 2004 Wall Calendar
Shan Kelly Cecilio 2004 Wall Calendar
Shan Kelly Cecilio's earthy, seriously female Stick People—bejeweled and bedecked, clothed in a kaleidoscope of tropical colors—strut in their stiletto heels and live life to the most bodacious degree. Born on the island of Nassau, Cecilio was once a student of commercial art and design but has made her career in fine art. Through her paintings she shares with the viewer her understanding of women; according to Cecilio, the Stick People "represent power and strength..." These vibrant portraits convey a unique joie de vivre and reveal the grit and vigor of their subjects' exuberant personalities. One of America's most important artists, Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000) came of age in Harlem during the Great Depression, witnessing the hardship, the struggle, and the diversions that attend poverty; all this informed his art for the next sixty-five years. From his early narrative work to the late "builders" paintings, his oeuvre is a complex, warm, elegiac statement about the twentieth-century American life. This calendar's featured works include The Cue and the Ball, Village Quartet, and two works from The Life of Harriet Tubman series. The calendar lists international holidays as well as moon phases.
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