Welcome to Downsell Primary

School Black History Month 2015

Why do we have Black History Month?

• To celebrate the achievement of Black people and the impact of their success globally.

• Gives us the opportunity to learn about African-Caribbean/African-American history.

Alma ThomasKara WalkerYinka Shonibare

Faith Ringgold

Jacob Lawrence

Jean Michel Basquiat Stephen Wiltshire

Who we have been learning about:

Louis Armstrong

Born: 4th August 1901-6th July 1971

I see trees of green, red roses too. I see them bloom, for me and you. And I think to myself,what a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue, And clouds of white. The bright blessed day, The dark sacred night. And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.

What A Wonderful World- Louis Armstrong The colours of the rainbow,

So pretty in the sky. Are also on the faces, Of people going by, I see friends shaking hands. Saying, "How do you do?" They're really saying, "I love you,".

I hear babies cry, I watch them grow, They'll learn much more, Than I'll ever know. And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.

Yes, I think to myself, What a wonderful world.

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ReceptionYINKA SHONIBARE

• This is Yinka Shonibare. • He is a famous

Artist. • He uses

pointillism to create his pictures.• Pointillism uses tiny different coloured

dots to create images, shapes and patterns.

ReceptionYINKA SHONIBARE’S ART

• This piece is called Toy Painting

• Yinka has used different colours to create the shapes and patterns in each circle.

Year 1Faith Ringgold

Faith Ringgold is an famous African-American artist who works with quilts and painting to share memories and stories.

Born:8 October 1930

In Year 1, we have drawn our self portraits to create our own memories.

Bob Marley

6th February 1945- 11th May 1981

Three Little Birds- Bob Marley

"Don't worry about a thing,'Cause every little thing gonna be all right.Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,'Cause every little thing gonna be all right! "

Rise up this mornin',Smile with the risin' sun,Three little birdsPitch by my doorstepSingin' sweet songsOf melodies pure and true,Sayin', ("This is my message to you-ou-ou: ")

Singin': "Don't worry 'bout a thing,'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."Singin': "Don't worry (don't worry) 'bout a thing,'Cause every little thing gonna be all right! "

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,'Cause every little thing gonna be all right" - I won't worry!Singin': "Don't worry about a thing,'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, oh no!'Cause every little thing gonna be all right!

Singin': "Don't worry about a thing, worry about a thing, oh!Every little thing gonna be all right. Don't worry! "Singin': "Don't worry about a thing" - I won't worry!"'Cause every little thing gonna be all right."

Alma Woodsey Thomas

Alma Thomas was born on November 22,1891 in Georgia and died on February 24, 1978. She is an artist that made puppets and sculptures at home but she was later known for her signature style large abstracts paintings filled with dense irregular patterns of bright colours in her 70s.

Year 3

Year 3Alma Woodsey Thomas

We took Alma Woodsey’s style of bright patterns and applied her painting style to our own work. We added aboriginal symbols to reflect journeys.

Year 2Kara Walker

Kara Walker is a famous African-American artist who is known for using intricate cut-paper silhouettes.

We have used Kara Walkers cut –paper silhouettes technique to create our Animal Habitats

Born: 26 November 1969.

Year 4Faith Ringgold

Born:8 October 1930

Faith Ringgold is a famous African-American artist who works with quilts and painting to share memories and stories. She also a painter , author, humanist, teacher and mixed media sculpture.

We made our masks using Faith Ringgold mixed media sculpture technique using different materials.

Year 6 Steel Pan Performance

ENJOY!!!!!!!

Year 5Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence was an African-

American painter known for portrayal of African- American life.

Born 7 September 1917- 9 June 2000

Year 6Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean Michel Bisquiat was a Caribbean- American graffiti artist, musician and producer.

Born: 22 December 1960- 12 August 1988

Basquiat signature painting style was of obsessive scribbling elusive symbols , diagrams, crowns and skull imagery. Our Graffiti/Street Art work is our interpretation of Jean–Michel Basquait work.

Year 6Stephen Wiltshire

Stephen Wiltshire is a British African-Caribbean autistic architectural artist. He is known as the Human Camera because of his ability to draw from memory a landscape after seeing it just once.

Born:24 April 1974

Thank you for listening. Enjoy your

holidays!!!!!!!!!!!