RONALD DRAPER: HARLEM’S NEW RENAISSANCE MAN WRITER: CHRISTINA SANTI PHOTOGRAPHER:NICHOLAS NICHOLS
Keeping an air of confidence and astuteness alive is Ronald Draper, a 20-something year-old, mixedmedium artist, philanthropist, and teacher who self proclaims to be “Harlem to the Death.” Draper shares with us the messaging behind his art, what it means to be a Black creative in a culture where Blackness not only affects your day-to-day, but also may limit how people perceive your work.
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ATHENS: NEW REN - SPRING 2015