Shelton Johnson Calls

A mural-style atwork in which Shelton Johnson, the famed African American park ranger famous for his efforts at outreach to the Black community, plays a flute in the lower right, while four Black children, hearing the call, get excited and run through their neighborhood past a stop sign and a corner bodega to find him.

Author: Amuri Morris

Amuri Morris is an artist based in Richmond, VA. She recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a degree in painting/printmaking and business. She has acquired several artistic accolades including a VMFA fellowship. She aims to promote diversity in art canon, specifically focusing on the black experience. You can find her work at www.murisart.com or on instagram under @miss.muri.art.

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