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Winfred Rembert, 1945–2021: Hard Times

“I don’t think I’ll ever get over that,” the artist Winfred Rembert said in 2017, referring to the day in 1967 when he was nearly lynched by a white mob in Georgia. “I think I’ll be dead and in my grave before it’s over.” Rembert died in March of 2021, at 75, leaving behind a rich body of work that vividly remembers the way things were in the Jim Crow South. Men on chain gangs, dressed in black-and-white stripes. Women bent amid rows of snowy cotton. Rembert’s medium was leather—he carved and dyed images into it. These images possess fierce energy and a stunning compositional power."

Hard Times is the first LA solo show of work by the late artist Winfred Rembert, bringing together his Cotton Field and Chain Gang series. These series depict episodes from the life of the artist, who grew up sharecropping in Georgia and was incarcerated from 1965 to 1974 after being arrested during a Civil Rights march. The exhibition will also include love letters written during his incarceration between Rembert and his wife Patsy, who encouraged his art practice upon his release.

Hauser & Wirth (hauserwirth.com)

there was a point in time where i found tiny depressed looking weevils under just about every oak leaf i flipped, but this Coeliodes was probably my favorite. no longer in the classic scrunched up seed pose that i tended to find them in but also not really alarmed by my presence, just gazing at nothing in particular. contemplative, even

Trilobite Beetle (Platerodrilus svetae), female, family Lycidae, Sabah, Borneo

i've been asked where/how to find early-mid 20th century images of black people to reference when drawing/writing/whatever, so i figured i'd link to my own personal resource anyone is welcome to utilize! :)

with over 900 pins and counting, this pinterest board focuses entirely on black style from the 1800s - 1970s. it’s been harder than ever to research historical fashion without running into AI, misinformation, and flat out mislabeling of different eras, so i’ve done my best to represent each period as accurately as i can.

i’ve included sections for non-caricatured art and illustration, print media, music, entertainment, styling tools, and ads. there are also sections for period pieces and more modern takes on vintage style. i did not add the 80s and 90s because there's already a wealth of imagery and information about those decades, but maybe one day :)