The shade of a toothpick is some comfort in the burning - TopicsExpress



          

The shade of a toothpick is some comfort in the burning sun.--Leroy E. Mitchell Jr. THIS SELF-PORTRAIT by Detroit artist Leroy Mitchell Jr. was rescued from a Roseville, Michigan dump. The oil painting is signed and dated 1949. Mitchell was part of Detroits black arts movement and a fervent Pan-Africaniist.He moved to Ghana in the 1960s but later returned to the U.S. He ran for Secretary of the Treasury on the Freedom Now Party ballot in 1963. The Ghanian government published his book, Africa Come Back, in 1988. When and where was he born? Is he still alive? Does he have relatives in Detroit? I cant answer those questions but perhaps you can....Betty DeRamus
Posted on: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 11:36:47 +0000

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