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Kelly Miller Alexander Sr.
A Life of Service and Resilience Kelly Miller Alexander Sr. was not a painter or a sculptor, but his life was defined by a different kind of profound impact. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on August 18, 1915, he grew up within the close-knit fabric of the city's African American community. His father ran the Alexander Funeral Home, which held the distinction of being the only Black funeral home in Charlotte at the time. This upbringing placed him at the heart of local traditions and responsibilities from a very young age. Before he became a central figure in the struggle for civil right…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Kelly Miller Alexander Sr.'s corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
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Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.