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Artist Birthday: Paa Joe

Friday, November 21, 2025 | Karl Cole

Apprenticed to a coffin-maker at the age of 12, Paa Joe became one of the most honored Ghanaian coffin or abebuu adekai (“proverb boxes”) artists of his generation. ...

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African American History Month 2011: John Biggers

Monday, February 7, 2011 | Karl Cole

Let’s start off African American History month with one of my favorite artists, John Biggers. The theme for this month in SchoolArts is “Messages,” so let’s examine what Bigger ...

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