Focus on Emmett Till: How She Sent Him and How She Got Him Back and discuss the Influences.
Dr. Lisa Whittington's main influence is Vincent van Gogh. She is fascinated with his work, The Starry Night (1889). In a TED Talk, she says "nobody had ever given [the wind] color until Vincent Van Gogh did that for me." She is also influenced by Frida Kahlo, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Pablo Picasso, and Romare Bearden.
Keith Haring Jean-Michel Basquiat Lisa Whittington Frida Kahlo Romare Bearden The Starry Night Vincent van Gogh Pablo Picasso