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by Sa'longo's Art LLC (Author), Daphne Taylor-Lee (Editor), Fern M. Crossley (Author)
Charles R. Crossley, Sr. of McComb Mississippi an African American artist who was influenced by Pablo Picasso, Romare Bearden and Jacob Lawrence and was good friends with the late John T. Scott; an African American sculptor, painter, printmaker and professor of art at Xavier University in New Orleans. This book covers just a small portion of the art he created from 2000 until his passing in 2012. It contains over 80 photographs of his artwork and his writings about life, art and creativity. This is the first book of several that will cover his entire 50 plus year career as an artist, arts educator and mentor. On December 27, 2012 at the young age of 74 Charles R. Crossley, Sr., while still working and planning new work.
