Eric's Perspective : A podcast series on African American art
Eric Hanks — African American art specialist, owner of the renowned M. Hanks Gallery sits down with artists, collectors, celebrities and thought leaders for in-depth conversations where they explore the past, present & future of African American art.
Episodes
50 episodes
Eric's Perspective Feat. Anthony Ramos
In this episode, Eric sits down with pioneering video artist, performing artist and painter Anthony Ramos. They discuss his background - being raised in Providence, Rhode Island and tracing his ancestor’s journey to America from Cape Verde....
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:15:00
Eric's Perspective Feat. Dr. Makeda Best
In this episode, Eric sits down with Dr. Makeda Best — deputy director of Curatorial Affairs at the Oakland Museum of California…! She shares how; at a young age became interested in photography… Early exposures and experiences that d...
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48:29
Eric's Perspective Feat. Dr. Ethelene Whitmire
In this episode, Eric sits down with scholar, author & curator Dr. Ethelene Whitmire. They discuss her educational journey, her passion for libraries and working in the library field as a professor of Library Science and getting the res...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:06:58
Eric's Perspective Feat. Sam Pace
In this episode, Eric sits down with the talented artist Sam Pace..! They discuss his early life; having been born in Texas but raised in California and his adventures as a young man. How he first discovered his artistic talent… his educati...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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59:55
Eric's Perspective Feat. Phylicia Rashad
In this episode, Eric sits down with award winning actress, director and art patron Phylicia Rashad. They discuss her experience of growing up in Houston, Texas during legal segregation, travels with her Family as a young girl. Her early ex...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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51:10
Eric's Perspective Feat. Bernard Kinsey
In this episode, Eric sits down with philanthropist, entrepreneur and patron of the arts… Bernard Kinsey. They discuss his early life; having been raised in a middle class family in West Palm Beach, Florida. The loving environment that fost...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:09:01
Eric's Perspective Feat. Angela Robinson Witherspoon
In this episode, Eric sits down with actress, filmmaker & artist Angela Robinson Witherspoon. They discuss her early exposure to art and her experience of living in the Netherlands as young girl. How she followed her heart to live a lif...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:07:21
Eric's Perspective Feat. Kadir Nelson
In this episode, Eric sits down with talented and celebrated artist, illustrator and author… Kadir Nelson! They discuss how he first discovered his artistic inclination and how it had been fostered from an early age; having been mentored by...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:13:06
Eric's Perspective Feat. Byron Motley
In this episode, Eric sits down with the talented and accomplished singer, songwriter, filmmaker, author, lecturer and photographer... Byron Motley. They discuss his early years; being raised in Kansas Missouri, his early exposure to music ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:00:10
Eric's Perspective Feat. Bernard Stanley Hoyes
In this episode, Eric sits down with the talented and celebrated artist Bernard Stanley Hoyes. They discuss his experience of growing up in Jamaica and discovering his passion for art. Working in carpentry, to transitioning into sculpture a...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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1:07:18
Eric's Perspective Feat. Pamela Brown
In this episode, Eric sits down with AAA certified art appraiser, friend and colleague… Pamela Brown. They discuss her educational background and her love of history, research and learning… especially related to African American culture. Ho...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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1:02:20
Eric's Perspective Feat. Peter J. Harris
In this episode, Eric sits down with renowned author Peter J. Harris. They discuss his early beginnings; from having been born in Washington D.C, studying journalism at Howard University to eventually pursuing a career as a writer. They dis...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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1:04:38
Eric's Perspective Feat. Keasha Dumas Heath
In this episode, Eric sits down with Executive Director of the nonprofit Museum of African American Art in Los Angeles; Keasha Dumas Heath. They discuss her passion for storytelling, affinity for poetry and the interconnectivity of the arts...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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57:46
Eric's Perspective Feat. Alvin Hall
In this episode, Eric sits down with author, media personality and art collector; Alvin Hall. They discuss his early beginnings — growing up in Florida during the Jim Crow era, his educational journey and early exposures to art. The artists...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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1:02:45
Eric's Perspective Feat. Kenneth Gatewood
In this episode, Eric sits down with acclaimed artist Kenneth Gatewood. They discuss the role that his parents played in encouraging him to pursue art and his early beginnings as an artist. Growing up in South Central LA and the artis...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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1:02:11
Eric's Perspective Feat. Jamaal Sheats
In this episode, Eric sits down with artist, curator and professor; Jamaal Sheats. They discuss his background — growing up in Nashville, Tennessee, his interest in the arts, his educational background, attending Fisk University and ultimately ...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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1:00:53
Eric's Perspective Feat. Christen Austin
In this episode, Eric sits down with the talented Christen Austin; California native visual artist. They discuss her early exposures to art, artistic influences and how her Mother is also an artist. She sheds light on her educational background...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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59:41
Eric's Perspective Feat. Jacori Perry "Aiseborn"
In this episode, Eric sits down with the talented artist Aiseborn at the Museum of African American Art at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles. They discuss how he first began making art that included drawing from comic books, magaz...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:12:00
Eric's Perspective Feat. Lauren Cross
In this episode, Eric sits down with Lauren Cross, Ph.D Gail-Oxford Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts at The Huntington. They discuss how she was encouraged to express herself artistically as a young girl and that she comes from a c...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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59:16
Trailer
African American art specialist and owner of the renowned M. Hanks Gallery; Eric Hanks — offers his perspective on African American art through in-depth conversations with fellow art enthusiasts… on the past, present & future of A...
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1:22
Eric's Perspective Feat. Charles Dickson
In this episode, Eric sits down with Los Angeles based Postwar & Contemporary sculptor Charles Dickson. They discuss his first exposure to art, how he was specifically drawn to carving at a very young age to, eventually become a child prodi...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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1:03:45
Eric's Perspective Feat. Suesan Stovall
In this episode, Eric speaks with artist, actor & singer; Suesan Stovall. They discuss how she first became exposed to the arts and artists and the role her family played in surrounding her with art and immersing her into the art world. The...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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59:58
Eric's Perspective Feat. La Monte Westmoreland
In this episode, Eric speaks with artist and educator La Monte Westmoreland. They discuss his experience of growing up in Wisconsin, his early exposure to art and what lead him to move to Los Angeles.. his educational background, to serving in ...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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1:00:14
Eric's Perspective Feat. Sandra Jackson-Dumont
In this episode, Eric speaks with Sandra Jackson-Dumont — director and CEO of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art. They discuss her experience of growing up in San Francisco, her initial exposure and relationship to art.. her academic journey and...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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1:04:10
Eric's Perspective Feat. STIX
In this episode, in this episode, Eric sits down with rapper, producer, songwriter, entrepreneur, activist and founder of Think Watts... STIX aka "Watts Stix"! They discuss his family history and how they first settled in Watts, California ...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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58:00