The Art of Whitfield Lovell: Whispering from the Wall

Published: March, 2000  Features: 50 color photos.

Born in the Bronx in 1959, artist Whitfield Lovell has received world-wide acclaim for his work. His ten solo exhibitions and numerous group shows combine on-site drawings with found objects and other often large-scale components of personal metaphor referencing his own family as well as broader themes of African-American ancestry and cultural memory. Using images from photographs of people from the 1920s and 1930s, found in flea markets and antique shops, Lovell creates environments which evoke and honor an era, and the lives of those now anonymous individuals. more... about The Art of Whitfield Lovell: Whispering from the Wall