#robertpruitt

[supportblackart]

@robertpruitt 🔥 Drawing in process #asymmetricalwarfare #supportblackart #robertpruitt #blackhair #blackart #blackhairstyles #sheready #iamher #blackhairmagic #blackartist #artofvisuals https://www.instagram.com/p/ByQ-u4ZBVb-/?igshid=q06ogpw75vb6

[thedeluxshow]

#Repost @koplindelrio (@get_repost) ・・・ New from the studio of @robertpruitt ! “Abacus”, 2017, conte & pastel on paper, 30 x 22” #robertpruitt #abacus #drawing #kdrartists

[supportblackart]

Dope art by @robertpruitt ✨ "I need a vacation from this vacation" . . #supportblackart #robertpruitt #blackart #artislife #painterly #instaart #artstagram #artdaily #artlove #artistlife #artlovers #artlookhere https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp_Pmw3DvHJ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=278272pghfqy

[trascapades]

🎨#ArtIsAWeapon #Artist: Robert Pruitt #Artwork: “Venus Williams, Double Portrait" conté crayon, charcoal, pastel, coffee wash paper, 2022.⁣ “My hope is that the duality of the portrait gives us this sense of a person looking back at themselves, considering where they came from and where they’re going.” - Robert Pruitt, @nytimes "Behind 3 Champions’ Smithsonian Portraits, Nov. 1, 2022 https://nyti.ms/3FunetA • ⁣Reposted from @smithsoniannpg Newly commissioned for the museum’s collection, this life-sized double portrait of Venus Williams by artist Robert Pruitt incorporates symbolism reflective of the tennis champion’s accomplishments and advocacy. ⁣ ⁣ A renown athlete, Venus Williams has been a steadfast advocate for equality and led Wimbledon to award women players the same pay as their male counterparts. ⁣ ⁣ Pruitt’s depiction of Williams premieres as part of “Portrait of a Nation: 2022 Honorees” featuring the museum’s seven recipients of the 2022 #PortraitOfaNation Awards.⁣ Learn more using the link in our bio. #RobertPruitt #VenusWilliams #NationalPortraitGallery #BlackArtists #Portrait #BlackGirlArtGeeks #WillTravelForArt (at National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC) https://www.instagram.com/p/ClBkKaKuL7P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[robertpruittartist]

A Song for Travelers

2022

7′ x 20′

conté, charcoal, pastel coffee wash

Large Scale drawing Co-commissioned by the Mississippi Museum of Art and the Balti,ore Museum of Art for their joint exhibition, A Movement in Every Direction: Legacies of the Great Migration

(new higher resolution image)

[trascapades]

🎨🔥#ArtIsAWeapon #Artist @robertpruitt "Heaven and Earth" 2021 Conte, charcoal, pastel, and coffee wash 84” x 60” So glad I saw this in person before the exhibit ROBERT PRUITT | TO CONTROL THE UNIVERSE at @salon94 closed today. Thanks @thehotnessgrrrl! 🖤 https://salon94.com/exhibitions/to-control-the-universe/ "The root function of language is to control the Universe by describing it" – James Baldwin, "A Stranger in the Village" #RobertPruitt #ToControlTheUniverse #ArtCrawl #Salon94 #Juicy #GalleryHopping #BlackArt #BlackArtists #BlackArtLovers #ArtAndTheCity #NYC #BlackGirlArtGeeks (at Salon 94) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVrkTNfgaCo/?utm_medium=tumblr

[ilexproject]

Reposted from @jeannegr (@get_regrann) - The power of a red dress... Usher Board President, 2018 #robertpruitt #californiaafricanamericanmuseum @i_Lex_Project - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-UAIeB4wI/?igshid=1ghh21akzt3v3

[thedeluxshow]

I’m in a pretty dope group show opening this Saturday. Check it out if you are in Bentonville! #Repost @crystalbridgesmuseum with @get_repost ・・・ OPEN FEB 9! “Men of Steel, Women of Wonder” examines art-world responses to #Superman and #WonderWoman ranging from their Depression-era origins to today’s contemporary artist interpretations. The artists in #MOSWOW use Superman and Wonder Woman to explore national identity, American values, social politics, representation, and the concept of humanity in an exciting, thought-provoking, unforgettable exhibition. | #RobertPruitt, “SUP” (2018). Conte charcoal on coffee stained paper. 50” x 38” (Unframed). Courtesy of the artist and Koplin Del Rio Gallery. #CrystalBridges https://www.instagram.com/p/Btgb0w4lAJa/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1bucof0oohi2j