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Mid 20th Century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" C.1950
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" c.1950 Signed 'ISSERLIS' on reverse
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Mid-20th Century Vintage African American Art

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Paint

Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil, Canvas

EXODUS 28 African-American Art colorful abstract red orange green purple yellow
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
entered the University of Louisville to study visual art in his forties. He was the first African American
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1980s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage African American Art

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Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage African American Art

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Burlap, Oil

The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
historian, critic, curator, collector, and advocate of African American art has helped empower generations
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1990s Realist Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
recognition. Kosh’s work is noted in the catalog Yet Still, We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Watercolor

20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Kosh’s work is noted in the catalog Yet Still, We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920 – 1970 and
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil

'Central Railroad' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
recognition. Kosh’s work is noted in the catalog Yet Still, We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Watercolor, India Ink

'6th City Wire Works' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the Sho Nuff Art Group, a collective of African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Watercolor

Mid 20th Century African American Southern Quilt in Red, Purple, Green, Orange
Located in Barrington, IL
Bend Quilts, Alabama Quilts, 19th Century Quilts, African American Art, Antique African American Quilts
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage African American Art

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Cotton

Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
connected to the “Sho Nuff Art Group”, a group of African-American artists, and the Karamu House artist
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1950s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil

African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
the legacy of African American participation in the arts." Folk Artist, Outsider artist, Folk Art. His
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Art

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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Harold A. and Ann R. Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art. Includes works by Benny
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1980s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Laid Paper, Mixed Media

St. George — African American artist
By John Tarrell Scott
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
to American art in a major retrospective, Circle Dance: The Art of John T. Scott. Scott was
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Woodcut

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Demark
Located in Union City, NJ
acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella Lewis, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. After
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

A Still Life
Located in Sheffield, MA
Bearden & Harry Henderson, A History of African-American Art (1993); Elsa Honig Fine, The Afro-American
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1960s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil

A Still Life
A Still Life
H 42 in W 30 in D 3 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
under the artist and acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella Lewis, receiving a Bachelor
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Alvin Hollingsworth created an inventive and intriguing close-up portrait
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1980s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil

"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban The painting
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1990s Outsider Art Vintage African American Art

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Masonite, Oil

African American Sitting Portrait
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He was also a
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

'African Idol' — 1930s American Modernism
By Robert Vale Faro
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, untitled (African Idol), serigraph, c. 1940, edition 6. Signed in pencil. A fine
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Screen

'The Blue Scarf', 1960's African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three
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1980s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
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1960s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of African American Portraits
By Josef Presser
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Josef Presser (Poland, United States, 1907 - 1967) “Pair of African American Portraits” 9 x 7
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1940s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Gouache

Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African mother with two children standing outside her "Home." The work is created by African American
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1970s Post-War Vintage African American Art

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Gouache

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
artwork, and 1950 he became the first African-American instructor at the Art Students League, where he
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1930s American Realist Vintage African American Art

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Paper, Charcoal

'Cascade' — Contemporary African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
in many museum collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American
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1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage African American Art

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Conté, Oil, Acrylic, Felt Pen

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage African American Art

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Laid Paper, Oil

Trucks in the City African American Self-Taught Florida Outsider Folk Art Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
Trucks in the City by African American, Folk, Self-Taught, Florida, Outsider Art Purvis Young Urban
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Vintage African American Art

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Board, Oil

"Mamas Shock" African American Black Folk Artist
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins (Born 1930) Born Galveston Texas Artist Image Size: 28 x 21.75 Medium: Oil "Mama's Shock"
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

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Oil

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans
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1980s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Paper, Ink

African American Youth With Water Reflections
By Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
later - Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Can a street photograph be a grab shot and precisely
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1970s Conceptual Vintage African American Art

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

'Sculpturegraph' — Modernist Abstraction, Contemporary African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
created on a distinct matrix. ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Alabama, African American sculptor, printmaker
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1980s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Monoprint

Portrait of an African-American Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in period frame. Signed and dated on verso. Edwin Kosarek Born: 1929 Studied: The Ci...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Masonite, Oil

Mother with Sons, 3rd Ward, Houston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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20th Century Modern Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Looking Out, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

The Quartet
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

The Quartet
H 14 in W 18.75 in D 0.1 in
Frank Alan, 70s painting of African-American man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frank Allen 70s painting of African-American man dressed in a white robe and top hat. Oil on canvas
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1970s Vintage African American Art

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Oil, Canvas

Just Like Me
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Just Like Me
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
Steinhardt Woodcut Marian Anderson Signed African American, Israeli Bezalel Art
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
voices) of all time. She was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the
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1950s Expressionist Vintage African American Art

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Woodcut

Black art abstract painting w/ collage, mixed media & photograph of Tupac Shakur
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony
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1990s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Acrylic, Mixed Media

"Blues" 1971 African American Artist - Color lithograph Framed
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
A wonderful print by African American artist, Charles White (1918 - 1979) "Blues" Color lithograph
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph, Archival Paper

Reclining Nude — Mid-Century Modernism, African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
American museums and collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Ink

Slate Stone Collage Painting - African American Artist
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Miami, FL
African American Artist Alvin Hollingsworth creates a mixed-media abstract painting/collage that
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1960s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Stone, Slate

The Kiss, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
, African American Artist. comic-strip illustrator and painter was born in New York City and began drawing
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Acrylic

Mr. Shine, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Two Sisters, Easter Sunday, 4th Ward, Houston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Quiet Song
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Quiet Song
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.07 in
Street Champion, 4th Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Classic Boy
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Classic Boy
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Hip Hop, Galveston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Man with Pipe, 3rd Ward, Houston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Wheels, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
been included in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Hip Hop, Galveston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Heavenly From God, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
been included in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Lady in Black Hat with Feathers
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play. Paul Zimmerman
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Art

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Oil, Board

'#9' — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Smithsonian American Art Museum. His work is referenced in 'Afro-American Artists, A Bibliographical Directory
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1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

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Vintage African American Art For Sale on 1stDibs

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