Inkwell Fine Art Prints · Art Is Power Vol. I
The Lookbook
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The Artist
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Simmons Hodges
Simmons Hodges
Maryland-based painter and retired Washington D.C. art educator with over 35 years of work honoring the beauty, strength, and resilience of Black life. A graduate of West Virginia State College, an HBCU — where her signature style took root.
“Her work has never been for galleries alone. It has always been for the people.”
05 · T-Shirt
Billie’s Blues
Art Deco Tee
Art Deco Tee
Billie Holiday · 1915–1959
A gold art deco frame meets a vivid blue painted portrait — this is Billie Holiday rendered with the reverence and grandeur she deserves. Luxurious, bold, and deeply soulful.
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Forest · Navy · Black
$42
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Billie’s Blues
Art is Power Tee
Art is Power Tee
Billie Holiday · 1915–1959
Cut-and-paste ransom-note collage portrait. Lady Day rendered as she deserves to be seen.
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Natural · Navy · White
$42
Back Side
"BILLIE'S BLUES ART IS POWER"
Billie's Blues
Canvas Tote
12 oz Cotton · Printed Both Sides
Billie’s Blues Tote
Front Side
$36
Billie’s Blues Tote
Back Side
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Nina Simone
Red White and Blues Tee
Red White and Blues Tee
“An artist’s duty is to reflect the times.”
Painted portrait with expressive fine art brushwork. The High Priestess of Soul on heavyweight cotton.
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Black · Dark Gray · Navy
$42
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James Baldwin
Red White and Blues Tee
Red White and Blues Tee
“Artists are here to disturb the peace.”
Painted portrait with bold typographic elements. Baldwin’s moral clarity — worn, not framed.
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Black · Dark Gray · Navy
$42
Back Side
Nina and James Tees
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Dahomey Warrior
Tee
Tee
Be Fierce
This design honors the legendary Dahomey warrior women of the Kingdom of Benin — fierce, sovereign, and unapologetically powerful. A tee for those who carry that same energy.
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Black · Natural · Toast
$42
Dahomey Warrior
Canvas Totes
12 oz Cotton · Printed Both Sides
Black
Black Canvas
$36
The Warrior Set
Tee + MUg + Tote
$80
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Maasai Warrior
Tee
Tee
Be Bold
A gold medallion portrait that commands the room. The Maasai Warrior design honors East African heritage with bold circular composition and rich teal and gold tones — cultural pride worn with intention.
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Black · Forest
$42
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Sharecropper
Tee
Tee
Earth tones and ancestral pride.
The Sharecropper design honors the Black farmers and laborers who worked the land with dignity — a tribute to resilience, heritage, and the deep connection between Black life and the soil it shaped.
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Natural · Toast
$42
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Rooted in the Land
Sharecropper Tee
Sharecropper Tee
Earth tones and ancestral pride.
a colorful continuous line figure working the land — a celebration of Black agricultural heritage and the deep connection to soil, labor, and legacy.
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Toast · Natural
$42
Back Side
Sharecropper Tee
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Four Guys Tee
Dressed to Reign
Dressed to Reign
A vibrant celebration of Black dandyism and brotherhood.
Bold typography reads "DRESSED TO REIGN" above a painted scene of four Black men in their finest — fedora hats, sharp suits, and pure unapologetic style.
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Navy · Black · Forest
$42
