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Fulkova, Marie; Tipton, Teresa M. – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2013
When "A Genomic Portrait--Sir John Sulston" by Mark Quinn appeared in the London National Portrait Gallery's exhibition in 2001/2, the ensuing public controversy over its portrayal raised a number of questions about the representation of a publicly known figure. Because the portrait was the Gallery's first contemporary commission using…
Descriptors: Portraiture, Genetics, Art Products, Visual Literacy
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Shanahan, Maureen G. – International Journal of Art & Design Education, 2010
Malaika Favorite's "Furious Flower Poetry Quilt" (2004) is an acrylic painting that depicts 24 portraits of leading poets of the African Diaspora. Commissioned by Dr Joanne Gabbin, English professor and director of the Furious Flower Poetry Center at James Madison University, the painting is part of a larger programme of poetry…
Descriptors: United States History, Poets, African American History, Slavery