Title: From Africa to
Artist: Wilfred Stroud
Date: 1988 – 1996
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
A musician, storyteller/oral historian, the traditional Griot was the product, or rather the embodiment of West African oral traditions. A native of
Wilfred Stroud’s best-known work is the mural From Africa to America. Measuring 68 inches tall by 55 feet long, the work is installed on the first floor of the
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Snapshot of the 8 panels:
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Panel 1: African Origins, Traditions and Crafts |
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Panel 2: Africa Through the 19th Century |
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Panel 3: Africans in the Americas |
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Panel 4: From Salvery to Black Renaissance |
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Panel 5: People Who Shaped an African American Identity |
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Panel 6: People and Events in African American History |
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Panel 7: Maconites and Other Prominent African Americans |
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Panel 8: African Americans in the 20th and 21st Centuries |