"A lot of my art has to do with history, with honoring the African-American soldiers who fought in World War II. If you open a history book about that time period, the African-American soldiers are basically left out. They may get a paragraph or two, but their contributions are barely discussed. They fought and died for this country just as their white counterparts did, but they never received the respect they earned. They went to war and then had to come home and fight racism and segregation under Jim Crow. They deserved a lot more."
Artist's Statement:
Lawrence E. Matthews III is a senior in Studio Arts at the University of Memphis. His series on WWII African-American soldiers is on exhibit at the U of M's Martha and Robert Fogelman Galleries of Contemporary Art from October 15-31, 2014.
See more of Lawrence's work at http://www.lawrencematthewsart.com
See more of Lawrence's work at http://www.lawrencematthewsart.com
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