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Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has taught art at
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
the "When the Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Motif, Orange Blue, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has taught art at
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has taught art at
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

'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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
University in 1951, becoming the first female African American to earn a doctorate in fine art and art
Category

1990s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Burlap, Wood, 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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

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 Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

'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
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, India Ink

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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

#3 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art,' 1992. Dean’s
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1970s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

'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 Mixed Media

Materials

Conté, Oil, Acrylic, Felt Pen

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 Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

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 Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, 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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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 Portrait Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Florida Oil Painting African American Woman Art Annie Nobles Miller Indian River
Located in Surfside, FL
African-American Florida working class people who wanted to paint. Following is the explanation of that
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

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
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Woodcut

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink

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 Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Face Off" 36x48 - Black & White Fine Art Photography, Lion Photograph Africa
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
and endangered animals. Born in Philadelphia in 1977, Shane's background in fine art and his passion
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Face Off" 24x36 - Black & White Photography, Lion Photograph Africa Fine Art
By Shane Russeck
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, cultures and endangered animals. Born in Philadelphia in 1977, Shane's background in fine art and his
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21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

'#9' — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art,' 1992. Dean’s
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

#6 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: African-American
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1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

#4 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art,' 1992. Dean’s
Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

#5 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: African-American
Category

1970s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson
Located in Larchmont, NY
period,Charleston Wilson also painted fine art to be sold. African-American artist Joseph Delaney created
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1970s Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

C Print Color Photo Mississippi Juke Joint Photograph African American Americana
By Birney Imes
Located in Surfside, FL
museums have exhibited his pictures. His work has appeared alongside that of other fine American
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1980s American Realist Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
8/28 in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower right. A fine impression, with fresh colors, on buff
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1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

"Quarantine" Self-Portrait, African American, Structural Painting, Rich Colors
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American sculptor of animal and dancing
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood, Masonite, Acrylic

Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has taught at his
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Allan Rohan Crite Portrait of an African American Woman
Located in San Francisco, CA
Allan Rohan Crite: 1910-2007. Well listed and important African American artist. He was born in Ne
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1930s American Realist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Devil: No Horns, Burning in Hell, African American Harlem Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
representational and abstract art. In the summer of 1963, Hollingsworth and fellow African-American artists Romare
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

Gatekeeper: abstract African American collage painting w/ Black figures, yellow
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

Abstract painting w/ photograph & collage objects, Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

"History of Detroit" Linoleum Cut, Black Ink, African American, Mural Style
By Hubert Massey
Located in Detroit, MI
Native Americans who called this home before Europeans arrived along with those Europeans and the African
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Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944 Images on paper and canvas have been part
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1970s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chester Williams, Black Artist, Abstract Bronze, Wood African American Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Foster Tanner Music Building, and a statue of Florida’s first African American secretary of state at the
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20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Roxbury, MA, Rhode
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Blue Crain Wall, by Noland Anderson, African American Woman in Blue
Located in Charleston, SC
gallery African american art African american artist African american painting African-american art
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study) Year
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1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Exodus 12 - African American Artist - colorful abstract red orange purple pink
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
African American to receive a Hite Art Scholarship and its first African-American fine arts graduate. He
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1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Night Watchers: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, red pink
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
a Black African American man. He is a graduate of Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1968), has
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Academy of Fine Arts. The Chemistry of Color: African American Artists in Philadelphia, 1970-1990. The
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1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Laid Paper, Mixed Media

ANGLO-AMERICAN SCHOOL C. 1820'S - PORTRAIT OF MERCHANT ON SHIP WITH GLOBE & MAP
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Anglo/ American School, early 19th century. Title: Full length portrait of a
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Early 19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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 Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Smoke by Noland Anderson, African American Male @ Cigar Lounge Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Charleston, SC
African american art African american artist African american painting African-american art African
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of
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2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Wood

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture, Books
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Union City, NJ
lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American
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1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited
By Coreen Mary Spellman
Located in San Antonio, TX
Spellman Biography Coreen Mary Spellman (1905 - 1978) Coreen Mary Spellman was a fine-art teacher as
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1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Drypoint Etching Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Museum of the National Center of Afro-American Artists, Roxbury, MA, Rhode
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Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

SHOUT Signed Lithograph, Drawing, Black Church, African American Culture
By Samella Lewis
Located in Union City, NJ
, administrator, editor, filmmaker and collector and is renowned for her contributions to African American art and
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
, framed 20.25" x 26" inches. This one is African American kids in a park at the water fountain. Titled
Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

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