Hum112 “Twentieth Century African-American Artists; Postmodern Architecture

“Twentieth Century African-American Artists; Postmodern Architecture” Please
respond to one (1) of the following, using sources
under the Explore heading as the basis of your response: 

• Choose two (2) of the following late 20th century African-American artists,
  and compare and contrast their art: Bearden, Lawrence, Basquiat, or Colescott.
  Describe specific elements of the works from the chosen artists that represent
  the multiplicity of the African-American experience. Identify one (1) of these
  works (or some other by an African American artist) that you would like in your
  workplace, and explain why. 
• Choose one (1) example of architecture that you believe best exemplifies the
  characteristic post-modern style. Provide a rationale for your selection, and
  describe two (2) of the features of post-modern style that you find
  intriguing.

Explore:

African American Artists of the Twentieth Century 

• Chapter 35 (p. 1167) and Chapter 36 (p. 1180) on Jacob Lawrence 
• Chapter 39 (pp. 1285-1286) on Romare Bearden  
• Chapter 40 (pp. 1326-1327) on Jean-Michel Basquiat
• Jacob Lawrence, New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) at http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3418 
• Basquiat and Robert Colescott, Washington DC’s Corcoran Museum at  http://www2.corcoran.org/30americans/artists/   
• Romare Bearden video, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art at  http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/205 
   

Postmodern Architecture

• Chapter 40 (pp. 1312-1321) for examples of post-modern
  architecture
• Post-modern buildings of renown:  http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/post_modern.html