African American Wall of Fame - Part 1

Painting

Milwaukee Public Library

Name/Title

Type of Painting

Mural

Artwork Details

Medium

Acrylic

Context

Part one of a three-part mural showing famous persons of African and African American heritage. This first portion includes 12 figures: 1. King Thutmose III 2. Pyramid 3. Nefertiti 4. Phillis Wheatley 5. The White House 6. Benjamin Banneker 7. Harriet Tubman 8. Dr. Carter G. Woodson 9. James Weldon Johnson 10. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams 11. Dr. Charles R. Drew 12. Ida B. Wells

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

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/.