Gilbert Young
Gilbert Young (born 1941)[1] is an American artist from Cincinnati, specializing in conceptions of the African-American experience. Young is best known for his painting He Ain't Heavy, which as of 2004 had sold "nearly one million" copies.[2] His art has been used by BellSouth advertising and on T-shirts worn by actors on Bill Cosby's NBC sitcom A Different World.[3]
Young was among the prominent voices who criticized the selection of Chinese sculptor Lei Yixin to sculpt the National Mall's Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial. Young raised a number of objections, and asserted that the sculptor chosen should be African-American.[4]
References
- ^ "Gilbert Young Art Gallery".
- ^ Spark Plug (1 March 2004). When Times Are Tough Everybody Needs a Spark Plug: Inspiration for Succeeding During Tough Times. Spark Plug International. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-9743440-0-3.
- ^ "Artist Gilbert Young turned away from Macy's Music Festival", Cincinnati.com, July 30, 2010.
- ^ Mike Xiong (26 July 2011). The Stone of Hope: Martin Luther King Memorial and Master Sculptor Lei Yixin. Xlibris Corporation. pp. 146–. ISBN 978-1-4653-3645-3.