I had a nice chat with the De Young’s artist in residence named Alaagy. Besides painting, the Marin-based Ghanaian enjoys bike racing and soccer. I hit him with a barrage of names including Major Taylor, Ama Ofusu Barko, Nya Jade and Corey Harris. I did not have time, owing to the hungry cocker spaniel in my charge, to sit and work on a collage, but I did get a swatch of fabric as a souvenir of my visit.
Here is more info courtesy of the Marin I-J and Richard Halstead:
http://www.marinij.com/sananselmo/ci_17417618
Ghanaian Marin artist Alaagy in residence at De Young
Plastic Alto with Mark Weiss 