Floyd Newsum

Floyd Newsum (1950–2024) was an American painter, sculptor and educator from Memphis, Tennessee, who worked for about five decades. He was best known for large, colorful paintings with personal imagery and West African motifs. He was also a co-founder of Project Row Houses in Houston. His work is held by the Studio Museum in Harlem, where he is listed as a resident artist and whose collection includes his gouache 'Euphemia and Prince Emahn' (1985–1986).