Portrait of Elaine Brown —Revolutionary. Oil on Canvas Board 8 x 10” Elaine was the first & only leader of the Black Panthers, she left because of the misogyny. While there she started the free breakfast for children program that eventually was nationalized. She is still doing the work, including Prison Justice.

Shirley Chisholm —Catalyst, oil on canvas Board 7 x 9” Presidential candidate, Civil Rights Activist, Catalyst for change. She is standing arms crossed, looking confident wearing rosy suit. Yellow background.

Nina Simone—artist, oil on wood 4.5” sq. Close up portrait on face, elongated neck in profile. Her eyes look back, side eyed at us. She has long dangly earrings made of shell or mica circles.

Josephine Baker —Resistance Oil on Wood 4.5” square She is facing forward, eyes to the side, looking down slightly, mouth slightly open. Far more than an incredible and beloved triple threat performer, she was important in the resistance as a spy for both France and Britain. She was knighted, given every highest honor in France including induction into the Pantheon.