Thelma Streat was a favorite black artist among First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt,the King and Queen of England actor Vincent Price and dancer Katherine Dunham. In 1947, only four African-American artists were known to fill solo showings of their artwork in New York City. They were Romare Bearden, and Norman Lewis,Rose Piper and Thelma Johnson Streat. Born in Yakima, Washington, or Streat received […]
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