Negro League Paintings To Be Showcased At Freedom Tower

October 20, 2011

Select paintings, sketches and excerpts from the book “We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball” by award-winning African American artist and author Kadir Nelson will be on display in Miami’s Freedom Tower early next month.

The paintings, such as the one pictured above (“Safe At Home,” 1995, Oil on canvas) will be on display from Nov. 4 to Jan. 8, 2012.

Nelson will also be on hand on Nov. 15 at 6:30 p.m. to present his book during the Miami Book Fair International.

The exhibition is free and open to the public.

Mark Pulaski

Mark Pulaski, 29, is pursuing a bachelor of applied science degree in Film, Television & Digital Production in the School of Entertainment & Design Technology at the North Campus. He is currently serving as a staff writer of The Reporter. He was previously the editor-in-chief in addition to overseeing the A&E section and the Multimedia department.