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Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Pindell in the use of unconventional texture and rich color and how it focuses on African American urban
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Bulldog Drummond and the Great Coca-Cola Mystery by Richard Merkin
By Richard Merkin
Located in Hudson, NY
Bazaar, and The New York Times, and illustrated a book on African-American baseball leagues. He also
Category
1960s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
Rap Dixon - Baseball Outfielder, Original Gouache Painting on Paper, Framed
By Margie Lawrence
Located in Chicago, IL
different teams for a total of sixteen seasons. He had the honor of being the first African American player
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Graphite, Paper
Spring Training - Watercolor of Baseball Greats Jackie Robinson & Mickey Mantel
By Margie Lawrence
Located in Chicago, IL
Jackie Roosevelt Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic, Paper, Watercolor
World Series Win, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
World Series Parade, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photography 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin, Photographic Paper
Bronze Sculpture Flutist American Modernist Art Stanley Bleifeld Girl with Flute
By Stanley Bleifeld
Located in Surfside, FL
likely the first African-American to be admitted.
In 1994, the NSS held their first exhibition outside
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Sculpture American Modernist Art Stanley Bleifeld Girl with Bass or Cello
By Stanley Bleifeld
Located in Surfside, FL
likely the first African-American to be admitted.
In 1994, the NSS held their first exhibition outside
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
"Two Riding Through The Woods" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
compiled and submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
scene of a lynching of African American men done by Art Smith. Born in New York City, Smith painted for
Category
Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Winchester Virginia February 1940 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Arthur Rothstein
Located in Surfside, FL
Street, Winchester, Virginia. February, 1940.
Arthur Rothstein ( 1915 – 1985) was an American
Category
1940s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Vintage Silver Gelatin Magnum Press Photo Eve Arnold Marilyn Monroe Photograph
By Eve Arnold
Located in Surfside, FL
. (I believe in the early 80's)
Eve Arnold, OBE, Hon. FRPS 1912 – 2012 was an American photojournalist
Category
1960s American Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grange Meeting Fairfax County Virginia January 1940 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Arthur Rothstein
Located in Surfside, FL
) was an American photographer. Rothstein is recognized as one of America’s premier photojournalists
Category
1940s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Large Richard Merkin Painting Harlem Jazz Club, New Yorker Magazine Cover Artist
By Richard Merkin
Located in Surfside, FL
Frank Devera Jackson was an African American vaudeville singer, stage designer and comedian, popular in
Category
1990s American Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Richard MerkinLarge Richard Merkin Painting Harlem Jazz Club, New Yorker Magazine Cover Artist, 1997
H 39.25 in W 74 in D 2 in
All Out
Located in Kansas City, MO
Collection, and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum. His paintings depict portraits of African American men and
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paste, Paper, Oil Pastel
Stickball, Little Italy, NYC, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Stickball by Leonard Freed captures children playing the all-American game of baseball in the
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Digital Pigmen...
Large Format Polaroid Photograph Color Photo David Levinthal Black Americana Art
By David Levinthal
Located in Surfside, FL
African American Blackface iron toys from his provocative, controversial photo series.
This body of work
Category
1990s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Color, Polaroid
Monday Morning
By Micah Johnson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
dramatic portraits primarily featuring African-American children. These subjects, which are often inspired
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Oil
Big Brother
By Micah Johnson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
dramatic portraits primarily featuring African-American children. These subjects, which are often inspired
Category
2010s Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Canvas, Oil
Choreographer/Dancer Twyla Tharp captured in her classic ‘Vida Blue’ pose
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
National Portrait Gallery, the Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Archives
Category
1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
"THE HEAD OF JOHN THE BAPTIST" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon, Mixed Media
"THE LONELY WILD" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self-taught
Category
1970s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon, Mixed Media
H 17 in W 20 in D 2 in
"PUPPY LOVE" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self-taught
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil
"NEIGHBORHOOD POOL HALL" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon
"ON PAYDAY" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS (1912-1988)
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self-taught artist
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon
"TAMALE CART" BLACK FOLK ARTIST FROM SAN ANTONIO TEXAS ARTIST
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Color Pencil, Crayon
H 18 in W 20 in D 2 in
Stepin Fetchit Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin
By Richard Merkin
Located in Surfside, FL
by Bizzaro, Providence, R.I.
of African American interest for collectors.
Richard Marshall Merkin
Category
1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
1950s Art Deco Style Figurative Painting with Horses by Porter Woodruff, Framed
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Morristown, NJ
American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horse scene, oil and
Category
Vintage 1950s Tunisian Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 12.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
"African Village" San Antonio Texas Black Folk Artist Johnny Banks
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
"The Safari Hunt for the Man Eating Tiger" San Antonio Texas Black Folk Artist
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
"The Living Dead" San Antonio Texas Black Folk Artist Johnny Banks
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
"Daddy Playing in the Mud" San Antonio Texas Black Folk Artist Johnny Banks
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Crayon
Hole in the Roof
By Kadir Nelson
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
including, “WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball” and “Heart and Soul: The Story of America
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Jackie Robinson Fine Art Print
Located in Las Vegas, NV
bats.
Jackie Robinson was an American professional baseball player who became the first African
Category
1960s Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, C Print, Archival Pigment
Winchester Virginia February 1940 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Arthur Rothstein
Located in Surfside, FL
Street, Winchester, Virginia. February, 1940.
Arthur Rothstein ( 1915 – 1985) was an American
Category
1940s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Grange Meeting Fairfax County Virginia January 1940 Vintage Silver Gelatin Print
By Arthur Rothstein
Located in Surfside, FL
) was an American photographer. Rothstein is recognized as one of America’s premier photojournalists
Category
1940s American Realist Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Stepin Fetchit Pop Art 1969 Color Screenprint Richard Merkin
By Richard Merkin
Located in Surfside, FL
by Bizzaro, Providence, R.I.
of African American interest for collectors.
Richard Marshall Merkin
Category
1960s Pop Art Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
"COTTON FARM" BLACK TEXAS FOLK ART ARTIST JOHNNY BANKS
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Color Pencil
H 22 in W 31 in D 3 in
1950s Art Deco Style Painting of Racing Arabian Horses by Porter Woodruff
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Morristown, NJ
American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horses and Riders
Category
Vintage 1950s Tunisian Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 13.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
"International & Great Northern The Texas Railroad Depot" San Antonio Texas
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
, African American Folk Artist John
Willard Banks, black self-taught artist, the son of Charlie and Cora
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
""Southern Pacific Railroad Depot" San Antonio Texas Black Texas Folk Artist
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
, sponsored by the Museum of
African-American Life and Culture and held at the Dallas Public Library.
Banks
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
"Texas Longhorn" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African American
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
"Mr. Kuni's Farm" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African American
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
"Peter Walks The Water" Jesus and Peter Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Category
1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
Materials
Crayon, Mixed Media
Stick Ball, Little Italy, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Freed traveled widely, photographing African Americans in America (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Stick Ball, Little Italy, New York City, Black and White Baseball Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
1961 onwards. Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely, photographing African Americans in America
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Jackie Robinson Ensemble, Topps #10 1954 Baseball Card and Still Bank circa 1954
By The Topps Company, Inc
Located in Incline Village, NV
nice example. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to cross the color barrier, breaking in
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
H 6 in W 5 in D 3.5 in
Sporting Tennis Player Bronze Relief Sports Sculpture American Modernist Art
By Stanley Bleifeld
Located in Surfside, FL
likely the first African-American to be admitted.
In 1994, the NSS held their first exhibition outside
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Ted Williams for the Red Sox at Fenway Park, Boston
By Slim Aarons
Located in Los Angeles, CA
circa 1955: American baseball player Ted Williams (1918 - 2002), outfielder and slugger for the
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Lambda
1962 Horse Show
By John Groth
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: John Groth – American (1908-1988)
Title: 1962 Horse Show
Year: 1962
Medium: Drawing: sepia
Category
1960s American Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink
Stickball, Little Italy, NYC, Black and White Limited Edition Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Stickball by Leonard Freed captures children playing the all-American game of baseball in the
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
William Sharp Lithograph of United States Supreme Court
By William Sharp
Located in Hanover, MA
several series that addressed the problems of children and African-Americans in the legal system
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Drawings
Materials
Paper
1950s Art Deco Style Figurative Painting, Horses with Riders by Porter Woodruff
By Porter Woodruff
Located in Morristown, NJ
American intra-war artist and illustrator Porter Woodruff (1894-1959). Arabian Horses and Riders
Category
Vintage 1950s Tunisian Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
H 13.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
"DANIEL IN THE LIONS DEN" BLACK TEXAS FOLK ART ARTIST JONNY BANKS
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
submitted by Stephanie Reeves:
John Willard Banks, San Antonio, Texas, African American Folk Artist John
Category
20th Century Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Crayon, Color Pencil
H 23.5 in W 28.5 in D 3 in
Barber Shop
By Kadir Nelson
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
including, “WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball” and “Heart and Soul: The Story of America
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
1970s Stephen Burrows USA Flag Jacket
By Stephen Burrows
Located in Rockwood, ON
is one of the first African American designers to garner international recognition in the seventies
Category
1970s Clothing
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African American Baseball For Sale on 1stDibs
Surely you’ll find the exact african american baseball you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. In our selection of items, you can find contemporary examples as well as a modern version. If you’re looking for a african american baseball from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right african american baseball for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, beige, gray and silver. Creating a african american baseball has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Johnny Banks, Leonard Freed, Richard Merkin, Arthur Rothstein and Stanley Bleifeld are consistently popular. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in crayon, mixed media and paper can add an especially memorable touch.
How Much is an African American Baseball?
The price for an artwork of this kind can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — a african american baseball in our inventory may begin at $595 and can go as high as $185,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,043.
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