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Supply carts at the ready, portfolios on the walls, paper and glue covering the tables...Annette Lawrence's art studio was the perfect location for Installation Art's most important interview. Thanks again, Annette, for inviting Gibbs Media Group into your creative space. The atmosphere made all the difference!
One of the greatest advantages of holding so much of Ezekiel Gibbs' folk art is our privilege to glimpse into a different time. The Earth is an old place, and our connection to it runs deep. We can never forget that...not today or any other day!
Anna Cooper and Charles H. Lawrence. Acrylic on Paper, 1997. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Mr. and Mrs. I.D. Flores III, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar McNary, and Mr. and Mrs. Edwin J. Ducayet, Jr. © Annette Lawrence
Even though our featured subject was technically Ezekiel Gibbs, renowned Folk Artist: Bill Traylor, was mentioned TWICE in our "Folk Art" documentary! It appears no professional can speak to Folk Art without giving respect to Traylor's legacy.
So thank you, Bill, for paving the way for American Folk Artists like Ezekiel Gibbs. We're so glad our docuseries was able to pay tribute like you both deserve!
Photograph by Horace Perry, Courtesy of the Alabama State Council of the Arts
Reverend Gary Gibbs delivered all the way! We could not have chosen a better family representative to articulate the story and context surrounding his grandfather: Folk Artist Ezekiel Gibbs!
Gary flew all the way from Brooklyn, New York to give his interview for "Folk Art," and stood proud at its first official screening in the Glassell School’s Favrot Auditorium. He has since returned to Brooklyn and currently ministers a church there.
We can't thank you enough, Gary!
We want to send a HUGE thank you to Conduit Gallery for their flexibility and enthusiasm! Gibbs Media Group was granted early access to the building and allowed to film the opening night of Annette Lawrence's 2020 exhibition: Exception: Works on Linen and Paper. The resulting footage did wonders for the "Installation Art" documentary and the Life Through Art series as a whole.
We can't thank you enough, Conduit Gallery!
Any painting that celebrates Ezekiel Gibbs and his wife, Josephine, is a welcome work! By the time Ezekiel started drawing and attending the Glassell School's Older Adult Art Program, Josephine had already passed away...but their memories, of course, lived on. We're glad to see Ezekiel could channel his grief into creativity.
Interviews are the lifeblood of documentary films, and Annette Lawrence was a huge blast! There were many details about her beginnings, philosophy, colleagues, and industry work that we didn’t know beforehand, but were more than happy to hear on set. An element of surprise is ALWAYS welcome in the documentary life!
