Project Description
Original painting by Ross Rossin.
Articles
Ultimately Human with Ambassador Andrew Young
Incredible conversation with Ambassador Andrew Young back in 2017. Emory University was hosting the event, we called it “Ultimately Human”. In front of a live audience, I presented some of my works and had the [...]
Maya Angelou Portrait
On April 5th, 2014, Maya Angelou's Portrait by Atlanta-based artist Ross Rossin was unveiled during the event at the McEvoy Auditorium in the Donald W. Reynolds Center. In the unveiling was her good friend [...]
Oprah Unveils Maya Angelou’s portrait for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
Maya Angelou at the National Portrait Gallery. Photo by Paul Morigi/AP for the National Portrait Gallery. In collaboration with Smithsonian colleagues from the National Museum of African Art, the National Portrait Gallery hosted an event [...]
Atlanta Artist’s Creation Immortalizes Maya Angelou on Forever Stamp
A high-resolution image of the stamp is available for media use only by emailing mark.r.saunders@usps.gov WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service previewed the Dr. Maya Angelou Forever Stamp image today and announced that the First-Day-of-Issue [...]
What You Haven’t Heard About the New Maya Angelou Stamp
Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama, Ambassador Andrew Young and other notables gathered at Washington, D.C.’s Warner Theatre on April 7 to celebrate the United States Postal Service’s unveiling of the new Maya Angelou “Forever” stamp. The [...]
Conversation between Maya Angelou and NMAfA Director Johnnetta B. Cole at the unveiling of Dr. Angelou’s portrait at the National Portrait Gallery.
In collaboration with Smithsonian colleagues from the National Museum of African Art, the National Portrait Gallery hosted an event on Saturday, April 5, in which both museums paid tribute to Maya Angelou, one of the [...]
Maya Angelou Gets Tributes on House Floor, at National Portrait Gallery
Fifteen years ago, Essence magazine took Del. Eleanor Homes Norton to Winston-Salem, N.C., to visit poet Maya Angelou’s home for an exchange about Black women “embracing their own power.” Norton, then in her fourth term [...]
In Memoriam: ‘Maya Angelou’ on display until June 12
Thursday, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery placed on view a portrait of Maya Angelou(1928-2014) painted by artist Ross Rossin, and it is located on the 1st floor, north. Additionally, her portrait will be on display [...]
Maya Angelou Painting Installed in National Portrait Gallery
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- A portrait of Maya Angelou, unveiled in April, was installed Thursday at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The portrait, painted by Bulgarian-born, Atlanta-based artist Ross Rossin, is an oil-on-canvas painting [...]
Maya Angelou Was One of the Most Influential Voices of Our Time
May 28, 2014 The Angelou portrait above by artist Ross Rossin will be placed on view, starting Thursday, at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC. Angelou visited the museum in April for the unveiling [...]