A Gift from the Culture
"A Gift from the Culture", published in 1987, is a short work of space opera, by the Scottish science fiction author Iain M. Banks. The story is an early venture into the "complex and unusual and very distant" setting of the Culture, which Banks would further develop through various of full length novels, stories, and his essay "A Few Notes on the Culture".
Ernie Barnes
Barnes created the painting "The Sugar Shack" in the early 1970s. It gained international exposure when it was used on the "Good Times" television series and on the 1976 Marvin Gaye album "I Want You". 
According to Barnes, he created the original version of "The Sugar Shack" after reflecting upon his childhood, during which he was not "able to go to a dance." In a 2008 interview, Barnes said, ""The Sugar Shack" is a recall of a childhood experience. It was the first time my innocence met with the sins of dance. The painting transmits rhythm so the experience is re-created in the person viewing it. To show that African-Americans utilize rhythm as a way of resolving physical tension."