African American Wall of Fame - Part 2

Painting

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

Type of Painting

Mural

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic

Context

Part two of a three-part mural showing famous persons of African and African American heritage. This second portion includes 13 figures (numbering continues from part 1): 13. Tuskegee Institute 14. George Washington Carver 15. Booker T. Washington 16. Bethune-Cookman College 17. Madame C.J. Walker 18. Mary McLeod Bethune 19. Marcus Garvey 20. United States Capitol 21. Washington Monument 22. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 23. Malcolm X 24. Frederick Douglass 25. W.E.B. Du Bois

Collection

Artwork Collection, Wisconsin Art Collection, Center Street Library Collection, City of Milwaukee/Milwaukee Arts Board Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1990.2

Source or Donor

Milwaukee Arts Board

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Artist

Reynaldo Hernandez

Date made

1990

Notes

The mural appears to be dated 1991, but it was evidently in place by June of 1990.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Signature and Date

Location

Lower right, below wall vent, between Malcolm X and W.E.B. Du Bois

Transcription

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Freewheelers

Related Publications

Notes

Materials pertaining to the artist are available in the Milwaukee Black Arts Movement digital collection: https://content.mpl.org/digital/collection/MkeBAM/.