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Lucien Crump Jr., pioneering artist, dies: His was the first gallery featuring African Americans.

The Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA)

| July 08, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Gayle Ronan Sims

Jul. 8--Lucien Crump Jr., 71, founder of the first gallery in Philadelphia featuring African American artists and widely known for his depictions of Jesus as black, died of cancer Wednesday at his Germantown home.

"We have lost a great part of our cultural community," said City Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell. "Lucien painted most of the portraits on the Wall of Respect in my office, including Dr. Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Frederick Douglass and others." Mr. Crump's best-known work is a painting of Jesus sitting behind a crystal cross, with the refracted image showing Jesus having the physical characteristics of the world's…

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