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Tyrone Geter
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KUNTE KINTEH ISLAND
Title: The Swim to Freedom: A Gambian Tale The Gambia’s shores, where the river meets the sea, were once a pivotal waypoint in the...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 7, 20241 min read


NEW STUDIO JAMBANJELLY, THE GAMBIA
Ibrahim survey his new playground Three years ago, my daughter, her Gambian husband and I embarked on an ambitious project to construct a...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20241 min read


ENDURING SPIRIT
Updated: Feb 24 This drawing was last seen at the Neema Art Gallery in Charleston, SC under the care of Meisha Johnson. The Gallery...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20243 min read


ALABAMA TO OHIO BY MODERN DAY RAILS
I grew up in Anniston, AL during the infamous reign of Governor George Wallace. My family’s history was and still is based in...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20242 min read


THE BLACK ARTIST AND AFRICA
... One of the first things that struck me when I went into the streets and villages to draw was the glow in the faces. It was a glow...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20241 min read


CANCER FREE
Since returning from The Gambia last April, I have been struggling with some very serious health issues. After spending a wonderful month...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20242 min read


THE DIMMING OF THE LIGHT
In the face of the climate crisis, we confront the unsettling possibility that our access to essential resources, like electricity, may...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20241 min read


MORE NOTES ON MY PROCESS
As a student, I found inspiration in the works of Charles White, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Thomas Eakins, Leonardo da Vinci, Francisco Goya,...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20242 min read


JOE MCNAIR ON TYRONE GETER
JOSEPH MCNAIR·TUESDAY, MAY 3, 2016 Joe McNair, I will always remember the great and turbulent time during which I was lucky to have met...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20242 min read


LET ME EXPLAIN MYSELF
As an artist, I have always been driven by the need to communicate. Becoming a professional artist meant discovering the most efficient...
Tyrone Geter
Dec 3, 20243 min read
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