History Lesson #5 Masterpiece Edition – Limited Edition Lithograph – 30×40

History Lesson #5 is a lithograph that took over three years to produce. This work of art was released nationally February 1, 2002 by the artist, Karl Wilkes. History Lesson #5 currently hangs of over a dozen museums, celebrity homes, and non-profit organizations. Experience History Lesson #5–its porthole takes the viewer inside a slave ship and the viewer senses being diminished or reduced to cargo. In this lithograph, the porthole is an entry into a most awful dream or an exit toward an uplifting reality. Completeness and unity, as represented by History Lesson’s spherical porthole, also leads the viewer to images of grand figures in African American history. Karl W. Wilkes uses an exciting and educational combination of visual art and history in his work History Lesson #5. Wilkes believes that through the universal language of art, history’s lessons can not only be visualized, but also, better understood. History Lesson # 5 draws upon powerful images. A slave ship, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King Jr., Fredrick Douglas, Rosa Parks, and host of other African American heroes and “sheros” are depicted in this thought-provoking work. Developed as a curriculum by Scholastic Inc. and the Pepsi-Cola Company, “Riches Of American History: The African American Struggle for Freedom”, History Lesson #5 incorporates national standards for grades nine and ten. As well as its value for secondary education, History Lesson #5 is an important resource for higher education as the work is touring as part of the White House Initiative On Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’S) -increasing the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education to a greater number of students. The work is in its final independent tour to all 105 HBCU’s and will conclude in 2013. This outstanding resource can be used by students and adults all to expand knowledge and broaden understanding.

Partial List Of Collectors
National Black Archives
POTUS- Barack Obama and 1st Family
Former President USA George and Laura Bush
Ambassador Of Trinidad and Tobago, Glenda More
Congressman and Chief Whip James E. Clyburn
Bill Cosby
Late Nite TV Host Jay Leno
Congressman Benny Thompson
Late Michael Jackson
Late Johnnie Cochran
Late God Father of Soul James Brown
The Greatest Muhammad Ali
Comedian Steve Harvey
Collector Author Primas
Actor Tyler Perry
Comedian Damon Wayans
Comedian Eddie Griffin
Recording Artist Prince
Former NFL Hall of Fame quarterbacks, Warren Moon
Dan Marino
NBA All Star Former Pro, Alexander English
Actor Avery Brooks: (Man called Hawk Star, Trek Deep Space 9)
Currently hangs in 12 Museums from London to Japan and is on a US TOUR supporting the White House Initiative