Cicely Painting

Cicely Tyson had been on the stage for 6 decades. She was married to Miles Davis. The godmother to Lenny Kravitz. And also had ESP. But many of us don’t actually know how she came to became a theatrical icon. Mrs. Tyson was born in the Bronx and later relocated to Harlem. Her parent were from Nevins, a small West Indian island. She grow up in a very secular and strict household. The family was especially strict with Cicely. In her autobiography she talks about how often time black parents tend to misled and withheld information from their children. And so not fully understanding where baby’s came from, she got pregnant and had her only child, Joan at 17. Adamant about not wanting to be a secretary her whole life. Tried modeling and ended up doing very well with commercial work which then randomly lead her to movies. At the time she was 30 with no experience where she was scouted for her first movie role. She almost turned it down because she wasn’t interested. She’s had only been to one movie as a kid, King Kong, and she had nightmares and never went back to the theater . Tyson was 47 when she was in Sounder. The movie that put her in the map. Her mother was opposed of her being in movies and kicked her out of the house. And didn’t speak for a year. Her mothers validation became her biggest motivation to honing her craft. Tyson very selective in the roles she took on and was very adamant about portraying black stories in a different perspective than servants. She dedicated her platform to uplifting her people. In her later years, she helped open a performing arts school in NJ. It is considered to be a very prestigious high school. Cicely Tyson had help paved the way for many black actors. She used her platform to open doors and advocate for black people.

Painting:Acrylic on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:8 W x 10 H x 1 D in

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