During Black History Month in 2016, today’s guest, artist George McCalman, challenged himself to paint, research, and write about one Black pioneer every day for a month. That challenge resulted in a beautiful new book, "Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen."
On this edition of Your Call, artist George McCalman discusses his new book, Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen.
During Black History Month in 2016, McCalman challenged himself to paint, research, and write about one Black pioneer every day for a month. That challenge resulted in his beautiful new book, which includes 145 portraits of Black luminaries you’re familiar with and some you’ve probably never heard of.
Guest:
George McCalman, artist, creative director of
McCalman.Co, and author of Illustrated Black History: Honoring the Iconic and the Unseen