Pinball #3 James Dupree This print's juxtaposition of the

This print's juxtaposition of the female figure with unusual environments and patterns creates a mixture of realistic and abstract spatial organizations

Repositioned in the present day through Moor’s installation

—Excerpted from Sam Gilliam: Of Fireflies and Ferris Wheels

The Children of Middle Passage also led to a collaboration with poet Opal Moore when they researched the story of a ship that had left the West Coast of Africa with captives and disembarked in Rio de Janeiro in 1832

Pinball #3 James Dupree This print's juxtaposition of theFrom the Artist My work is the opposite of organic. I'm inspired by cities. In cities, I always know where I am. I like the pattern of city grids, the manhole covers, the trolley lines, the tread of tires, sidewalks and streets, street lights, the shape of the buildings. My materials tend to be urban, too. When I need color, I go to Home Depot or True ValueI see myself as a sculptor who makes prints and drawings. I have a vocabulary of shapes, not a