Hardy Poindexter Graham Sr. met his Lord and Savior on March 24, 2021. Hardy lived a full life in Meridian, Miss., and made meaningful connections around the world due to his military service, business interests and love of travel. Hardy was born in Meridian, Miss., on May 17, 1942, to Hardy Moore Graham and Cora Lee Poindexter Graham. His family moved to Union City during his childhood in order for his parents to operate Union City Coca-Cola Bottling, and he graduated from Union City High School in 1960. He continued his education at his beloved alma mater, the University of Mississippi. Hardy obtained his bachelor of arts in 1964, and his master of arts in 1965, while working as a graduate assistant teaching history.
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Studio visit: Alexis McGrigg
Examining themes of identity, space and black existence, the contemporary artist works in a variety of media including layered paintings using dye and charcoal to explore ideas of Blackness as a multidimensional entity
When Alexis McGrigg (b. 1989) was a young girl, she would sit on the front porch of her home in Omaha, Nebraska, and think that ‘somehow there was an alternate space I was supposed to exist in’.
After graduating with a BFA in painting from Mississippi State University in 2012, she studied for an MFA at Texas Tech University. And when that childhood memory resurfaced, she began to relate the notion of an alternate space to the ideas she had started to develop on the subject of black existence and how it manifests in physical and non-physical forms.
Laurel exhibit highlights African-American artists
Laurel exhibit highlights African-American artists By Eddie Robertson | January 22, 2021 at 5:59 PM CST - Updated January 22 at 7:49 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Lauren Rogers Museum of Art has opened a gallery featuring works by African American artists from around the country, Mississippi and the Pine Belt.
âIdentity and Responseâ is a collaborative between members of the staff at LRMA and local artist, Michael Ross, who is the curator for the exhibit. Ross was instrumental in placing each piece in a way which gives meaning and significance to those adjacent with each other.
Artwork from Ross is included in the exhibit with the bulk coming from the permanent collection owned by the museum.
Five exhibits to be featured at LRMA in 2021
Five exhibits to be featured at LRMA in 2021 By Charles Herrington | January 2, 2021 at 5:19 PM CST - Updated January 2 at 10:58 PM
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - 2021 will be a big year for exhibitions at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.
Five different exhibits will be showcased in the coming months.
One will have sculptures inspired by the history of the timber industry in Laurel.
Another will have several works from African-American artists.
A third will have contemporary Japanese woodblock prints and other exhibits will feature plaster sculptures and works from southern photographers.
Museum director George Bassi says although the exhibition schedule will be busy, the museum is postponing many other activities, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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