Jazz, a genre born from the African American experience in late 19th-century New Orleans, has profoundly shaped American visual culture and artistic expression.
Music and Art have always had an interesting competition for attention and collaboration for culture while they dance together to create Style.
It is so lovely to look back upon how the period revived some illustration styles and fonts, while bringing signature new ones to the foreground. I also enjoyed the reprise of works from many of the great artists you featured for Black History Month.
This one in particular was a true labor of love because of who requested it and how much he meant to me. I poured everything I had into it, not just for the history, but for the heart behind it. I only hope that wherever he is, he’s proud of this one. It really was a way of honoring both our shared love of music and art, and how they’ve always moved together to shape culture in the most powerful ways.
Music and Art have always had an interesting competition for attention and collaboration for culture while they dance together to create Style.
It is so lovely to look back upon how the period revived some illustration styles and fonts, while bringing signature new ones to the foreground. I also enjoyed the reprise of works from many of the great artists you featured for Black History Month.
Thank you so much. That means a lot🙏🏼
This one in particular was a true labor of love because of who requested it and how much he meant to me. I poured everything I had into it, not just for the history, but for the heart behind it. I only hope that wherever he is, he’s proud of this one. It really was a way of honoring both our shared love of music and art, and how they’ve always moved together to shape culture in the most powerful ways.
❤️🔥
I enjoyed this very much. You might be interested in a piece I write on the same theme.
https://open.substack.com/pub/mediaroom/p/jazz-in-color?r=c8c1n&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false