BLACK ICONIC FIGURES
by GREG THORNTON
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| Greg Thornton |
Artist, Greg Thornton, is a local Ballard/Crown Hill artist. He is the
owner of Black Iconic T-Shirts, a t-shirt line inspired by his own
history as a black artist and by the icons he has enjoyed and researched
for as long as he can remember.
Greg has been drawing since he could hold a crayon. His mother, Grace
Clayton, soon recognized Greg’s talent. Because Greg grew up in a
household of limited means, art classes and high-end art supplies were
not available, so Ms. Clayton encouraged Greg to practice his drawing
skills by mimicking the comic strips in the newspaper each day.
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In forming Black Iconic T-shirts, Greg created pieces of artwork of
Black iconic figures that are important to Black history. Greg then
created a street motif “Hello My Name Is” name tag for each person. The
tag for each person starts with "Hello my name is . . . " and then
provides information about the historical figure, such as his or her
birth name, date and place of birth, date of death (if deceased), and a
few sentences about the person's "claim to fame."
Black Iconic T-shirts sells custom-made t-shirts with the image of the person on the front of the t-shirt and the informational name tag on the back of the t-shirt. Greg simply hopes that the viewer is inspired enough by the historical information that he or she delves deeper into these and other individual’s lives and accomplishments.
Greg hopes you are inspired to check out
www.blackiconictshirts.com to see the rest of his artwork.
Seattle Creative Arts Center
2601 NW Market
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