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Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. (born 1948) is an American printer, book artist and papermaker best known for social and political commentary, particularly in printed posters. One critic noted that Kennedy is "...unafraid of asking uncomfortable questions about race and artistic pretension."
27 de nov. de 2020 · Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. is an American printer, book artist and papermaker best known for social and political commentary, particularly in printed posters. Biography. From an early age, Kennedy was interested in letters and books and studied calligraphy for several years.
20 de mar. de 2012 · AMOS PAUL KENNEDY, JUNIOR was a successful computer programmer for AT&T when he saw a printing press at colonial Williamsburg, Virginia, and stopped in his tracks. At age 40, he decided...
Despite his international reputation and storied career, the work of letterpress printer Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr. has never received sustained scholarly analysis. This article parses Kennedy’s rhetoric, placing his choices and work in the context of the Black American print tradition that animates it.
- Courtney Becks
- 2019
28 de feb. de 2023 · Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., “Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice” (2018), letterpress on chipboard, 19 inches x 12 1/2 inches. Emerging out of the 2014 People’s Climate March in New York City ...
Shortly after the death of civil rights activist Rosa Parks in 2005, letterpress artist Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr., began a print series featuring quotes by Parks, which highlight the power, humanity, and determination in her voice. Shown here are four prints from the series.
Detroit-based artist Amos Paul Kennedy Jr. discusses his motivation, practice, technique and philosophy as a socially-conscious letterpress printer, as well as his poster, "Racism Is Still...
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- Library of Congress
