An Ode to Black Excellence
This piece is a vibrant ode to Sidney Poitier, another artist, whom Shaqceel admires for his pioneering originality in Hollywood. Sidney Poitier portrayed black characters with dignity, shunning the vaudeville caricatures of previous decades. Here Poiter is collaged winning his first Oscar for Lilies of the Field in 1964. Shacqueel created this collage in memorium of Mr Poitier who passed on 6 June 2022, after many dignified years on the big screen in Hollywood. Read more about Mr Poitier's historical Oscar nominations and wins here
