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Black Angel - African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

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
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Black Angel - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
a realist style by African American artist Thomas Blackshear. Oil on canvas laid on board
Category

Early 2000s American Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
, Contemporary Black Artists in America, a 1971 show at The Whitney. Biography: Artist and art educator, Roland
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Abstract painting w/ photograph & collage objects, Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

The Black Indian Chief by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
The Black Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen

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
Category

1970s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
San Antonio physician and collector of works of art by black artists, saw one of the drawings in the
Category

1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Crayon

Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. It includes imagery that references African American history and cultural references on the Black
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
Renaissance; Alston was the first African-American supervisor for the Works Progress Administration's Federal
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Semi-Abstract, Colorful Painting by African artist 'Central Park'
By Wosene Kosrof
Located in White Plains, NY
to incorporate these symbols as a root element in fine art paintings. The artist’s inspirations are
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Semi-Abstract, Colorful Painting by African artist 'For the People'
By Wosene Kosrof
Located in White Plains, NY
-born contemporary artist to incorporate these symbols as a root element in fine art paintings. The
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Semi-Abstract, Colorful Painting by African artist 'Woman of Light'
By Wosene Kosrof
Located in White Plains, NY
art paintings. The artist’s inspirations are varied, drawing upon African traditions, personal
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Semi-Abstract, Colorful Painting by African artist 'Dance With Me'
By Wosene Kosrof
Located in White Plains, NY
root element in fine art paintings. The artist’s inspirations are varied, drawing upon African
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Semi-Abstract, Colorful Painting by African artist 'Heart of Music III'
By Wosene Kosrof
Located in White Plains, NY
element in fine art paintings. The artist’s inspirations are varied, drawing upon African traditions
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Semi-Abstract, Colorful Painting by African artist 'Sound of the Sea'
By Wosene Kosrof
Located in White Plains, NY
element in fine art paintings. The artist’s inspirations are varied, drawing upon African traditions
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Semi-Abstract, Colorful Painting by African artist ' Blessings of the Earth'
By Wosene Kosrof
Located in White Plains, NY
art paintings. The artist’s inspirations are varied, drawing upon African traditions, personal
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Linen, Acrylic

Artist Alex Katz at an exhibition of his paintings, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
of American Art, among others. The 2019 USPS Black Heritage postage stamp honoring American
Category

1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Two Riding Through The Woods" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
San Antonio physician and collector of works of art by black artists, saw one of the drawings in the
Category

1970s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Crayon

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Family Mother, Kids American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art
Category

1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting Gouache American Modernist Powerline
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Oil, Board

Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape w Tower
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Oil Painting American Modernist Landscape Pond Tree
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
works are in the permanent collections of the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Museum of American Art
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Charles McGee Oil Painting "Squares and Things" African-American 1967
By Charles McGee
Located in Detroit, MI
"Squares and Things" painted by the eminent artist, Charles McGee, literally breaths his African
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

"Dign Rootz" Folk Art Acrylic Painting by Black Joe Jackson
By Black Joe Jackson
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Black Joe Jackson (American, 1922 – 1997) Title: Dign Rootz Medium: Acrylic painting on board
Category

Vintage 1980s North American Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Plywood, Paint

His and Her's - Expressionist Figurative Painting of an African American Couple
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
." Related keywords: Caribbean Artist, Brooklyn Artist, American Indian artist, Figurative Painting, African
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Pigment

'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
to pursue his passion for art. Diallo Jones currently lives and works as a muralist in San Francisco
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Smoke by Noland Anderson, African American Male @ Cigar Lounge Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art African american artist African american painting African-american art African
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Crain Wall, by Noland Anderson, African American Woman in Blue
Located in Charelston, SC
painting Bird painting Contemporary art Contemporary black artist Contemporary african American artist
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
Davenport's, A Grand Tradition: Art and Artists of the Hoosier Salon, and Who was Who in American Art. Born in
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
Port-au-Prince, where he took courses in painting, sculpture, and art history. Simil uses his images of
Category

1970s Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Canvas

American Contemporary Art by David Paul Kay - Frida In Black
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed media on canvas David Paul Kay is an American contemporary artist born in 1982 who lives
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
in the Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Wood

Green Landscape, Expressionist Painting by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He
Category

1950s Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ambushed in Africa - Expressionist Figurative Painting
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Artist, American Indian artist, Figurative Painting, Africa
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Pigment, Oil, Mixed Media

Large Collage Painting Miami Outsider Artist Purvis Young Abstract Outsider Art
By Purvis Young
Located in Surfside, FL
and painting, utilizes found objects and the experience of African Americans in the south. Purvis
Category

1990s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paint, Mixed Media, Cardboard

Wedding (Authenticated Clementine Hunter Framed Black Folk Art Painting)
Located in New Orleans, LA
for Hunter. She was the first African-American artist to have a solo exhibition at the Delgado Museum
Category

1960s Folk Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Biography of a Drive-By: wall sculpture by Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Large Israel Modernist Landscape Painting Bezalel Artist
By Larry Abramson
Located in Surfside, FL
political and social significance of art. Major works from this period include "The Return of the Black
Category

20th Century Modern Abstract Paintings

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"Statue of Liberty" American Icon, Oil Painting, Triptych
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
,” she provides encouragement and support for the younger African American artists who strive to use
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled by Noland Anderson, Painting of Black Male Saxophonist with dreadlocks
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art African american artist African american painting African-american art African
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Young Man, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School
Category

1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Performer w African Mask, Asian Fan, predominantly black and white oil on panel
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
prolific feminist artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, & printmaking. She is also
Category

2010s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Chester Williams, Black Artist, Abstract Bronze, Wood African American Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
few contemporary African American artists to be commissioned for “Absolut Expressions,” an Absolut
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

"Spring" Milton Derr, Bright Landscape, Boston Black Artist
Located in New York, NY
the blackstream artists of the 1960s and 1970s because although some of his works portray black
Category

1980s Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Patterns and Shapes, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Figure, Male Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
Simka Simkhovitch (Russian/American 1893 - 1949) This came with a small grouping from the artist
Category

1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Zebra Mare and Foal. African Wildlife Scene.Safari.Animal. Original Oil Painting
By Douglas Van Howd
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
for sale; this original oil painting is by the American artist Douglas Van Howd. The painting is
Category

Late 20th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Scoli Acosta Large Contemporary Mixed Media Painting LA Artist Dakota Nightshade
By Scoli Acosta
Located in Surfside, FL
works. Awarded the Perrier-Jouët Prize for Best Artist at Zoo Art Fair in 2008, he has studied fine art
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Thread, Ink, Mixed Media

Scoli Acosta Large Contemporary Mixed Media Painting LA Artist External Horizons
By Scoli Acosta
Located in Surfside, FL
, where he lives and works. Winner of the Perrier-Jouët Prize for Best Artist in 2008 at the ZOO ART FAIR
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Thread

Black art abstract painting w/ collage, mixed media & photograph of Tupac Shakur
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works
Category

1990s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Mixed Media

School Girl, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

New Hat, Expressionist Portrait of Woman by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as
Category

1950s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Cardboard, Oil

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
Category

1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Laid Paper, Mixed Media

Girl with Flowerpot, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
By Bernard Harmon
Located in Doylestown, PA
demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at
Category

1960s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

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