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1929 African American Woodcut "Jazz"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incredible early 20th century woodcut of an African American Jazz scene. It is tiled Jazz and dated
Category
1920s African American Antique
Materials
Woodcut
African American Pine Burr Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Exceptional African American pine burr quilt. All hand quilted and pieced. Found in Selma, Alabama
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art African American Antique
Materials
Textile
Early 20th Century African American Southern Hand Stitched Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
African American Southern hand stitched quilt from the early 1900s. It is very similar to the 19th
Category
Early 20th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
Antique Victorian Bisque Doll Black African American Cloth Body
Located in Dayton, OH
Unique antique 19th century African American (possibly mulatto?) doll with bisque head and hands
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian African American Antique
Materials
Ceramic, Fabric
An American Civil War Era African American Southern Quilt From the Deep South
Located in Barrington, IL
An American Civil War era African American Southern quilt circa the 1860-1870s from Alabama or
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Late 19th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Wool, Cotton
H 0.5 in W 73 in D 63 in
African American Woman artist Mailou Jones Cezannian Cote d'Azur cubist village
Located in Norwich, GB
If you are interested in African American Art and in Women in the Arts, I will certainly not need
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Mid-19th Century American Modern African American Antique
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
H 29.93 in W 25.79 in D 1.19 in
African American Cotton field Southern Caronlina Painting, Woman w/ Pipe
By William Aiken Walker
Located in New York, NY
Up for sale is a wonderful 19th C painting by William Aiken Walker (1838 - 1921)
Depicts a Soutjern Carolina Lady with a pipe in her mouth, with a vivid cotton bush in front of her....
Category
1860s Hudson River School African American Antique
Materials
Oil
"4:00 Tea" Painting by Magdalene D. Lewis, African-American Artist
By Magdalene D. Lewis
Located in New Rochelle, NY
A warm and beautifully executed work of art by Magdalene D. Lewis. Born in the mid-1800s to black slaves and very little know about her life. I had other works of art that sold immed...
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Early 20th Century American African American Antique
Austrian Painted Figure of a African American Boy, Signed Bernhard Bloch ca 1900
By Bernhard Bloch
Located in Petaluma, CA
This very lifelike figure of a young American black boy is a fine example of the work of Bernhard
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Other African American Antique
Materials
Terracotta
H 13 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
Vintage American Rag Runner in Stripe Pattern in Pink, Cream, Blue, Green, Red
Located in Barrington, IL
England region of the United State or African Americans in the Southern part of the Us in their quilts
Category
Early 20th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Vintage 1930's African Ink Wash Portrait Study
Located in Seguin, TX
an African American artist, based on the other works from the estate. Age toning, tape residue along
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Primitive African American Antique
Materials
Paper
Vintage 1930's African Pen & Ink Portrait Study
Located in Seguin, TX
an African American artist, based on the other works from the estate. Age toning, tape residue along
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Primitive African American Antique
Materials
Paper
Antique American Hooked Rug with All-Over Circles & Floral Quilt Design
Located in Atlanta, GA
Antique American Hooked rug with floral design and circles, rug N15-0304, country of origin / type
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
Vintage Hand Stitched Crib Quilt of a House in a Frame in Red, Green, Peach, Blu
Located in Barrington, IL
States
Material: Cotton
Condition: Good
African American Quilts, Southern Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts
Category
Early 20th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
H 97 in W 89 in D 0.2 in
Vintage Southern Quilt in Wedding Ring Pattern in Pale Green, Ivory, Green
Located in Barrington, IL
Material: Cotton
Condition: Good
African American Quilts, Southern Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Alabama
Category
Early 20th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
Big Meershaum Pipe Depicting a Man’s Head with a Hat, Vienna 1880
Located in Milan, IT
Carved meershaum pipe, with amber mouthpiece. In the large bowl of the pipe, the head of an African
Category
1880s Austrian African American Antique
Materials
Stone
Memory Vases Jugs Early 20th Century Folk Art, Pair
Located in Vienna, AT
as a form of domestic craft with ties to African and African-American burial practices. Traditionally
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Early 1900s Austrian Arts and Crafts African American Antique
Materials
Brass
Big Meershaum Pipe Depicting a Woman’s Head with a Hat, Vienna 1880
Located in Milan, IT
pipe, the head of an African American woman with hearing is depicted, with a wide straw hat with bows
Category
1880s Austrian African American Antique
Materials
Stone, Silver
Elegant Misnomer: The Rusty-Brown Bird of Hahn's Legacy, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
is from Carl Wilhelm Hahn's work titled "Birds from Asia, Africa, America & New Holland in
Category
1820s African American Antique
Materials
Paper
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H 10.24 in W 8.08 in D 0 in
19th Century Hand Stitched American Amish Crib Quilt in Pink, Ivory, Navy Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Vintage Handwoven Tapestries, Handwoven
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Late 19th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
H 32 in W 32 in D 0.25 in
Echoes of the Amazon: The Gold-Breasted Melody, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
titled "Birds from Asia, Africa, America & New Holland in Illustrations after Nature with Descriptions by
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1820s African American Antique
Materials
Paper
19th Century American Applique Quilt in Floral Pattern from Pennsylvania
Located in Barrington, IL
American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African
Category
19th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
Antique 1883 Harpers Weekly Blackville Billiard Club Pool Game Engraving 22"
Located in Dayton, OH
Solomon Eytinge, showing a bar full of African American men playing pool / billiards. Cut from the March
Category
1880s African American Antique
Materials
Paper
H 17.75 in W 1.25 in D 21.5 in
Helene Sardeau French Art Deco Jazz Singer Cast Bronze Sculpture
By Helene Sardeau
Located in New York, NY
(American 1877-1957). Sardeau's first major commission was "Slave", a six foot limestone African American
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1920s French Art Deco African American Antique
Materials
Bronze
19th Century American Hand Woven Four Color Coverlet in Red, Navy, Green, Straw
Located in Barrington, IL
, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Vintage
Category
Mid-19th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Wool, Cotton
H 0.2 in W 86 in D 81 in
19th Century American Applique Quilt in Hearts and Tulips Pattern in Ivory, Pink
Located in Barrington, IL
Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American
Category
Late 19th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
H 0.25 in W 79 in D 75 in
Hand Stitched American Silk Quilt in “Raising Barn” Pattern Circa the Late 1800s
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts, Vintage Handwoven Tapestries, French
Category
Early 20th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton, Silk
H 64 in W 54 in D 0.25 in
Engraving Principal Peoples Of America, By Jacques Grasset St Sauveur XVIIIth
By Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
of five tables printed for the Tables of the Principal Peoples of Europe, Asia, Africa, America and
Category
1790s European African American Antique
Materials
Paper
H 18.51 in W 22.05 in D 0.6 in
"Redemption" Painting by Purvis Young
By Purvis Young
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
of collage and painting, utilizes found objects and the experience of African Americans in the south
Category
Early 20th Century American Folk Art African American Antique
Materials
Textile, Paint
Man
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Missouri, MO
Catlett (1915-2012) is regarded as one of the most important women artists and African American artists of
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern African American Antique
Materials
Linocut, Woodcut
19th Century American Hand-Woven Four Color Coverlet in Red, Navy, Green, Ivory
Located in Barrington, IL
Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African American Quilts, Gee’s Bend Quilts
Category
Mid-19th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Wool, Cotton
H 0.1 in W 80 in D 74 in
"Lunchroom Conversations, " Glimpse of 1920s Black Social Life in Philadelphia
By Julius Bloch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Full of energy and elegance, this genre scene of African Americans eating and chatting in a 1920s
Category
1920s American Art Deco African American Antique
Materials
Paint
H 18.75 in W 17.25 in D 0.5 in
The Bald-Like Snapping Bird on a Hand-Colored Lithograph, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
, Africa, America & Neuholland in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen," which included birds from
Category
1820s African American Antique
Materials
Paper
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H 10.24 in W 8.08 in D 0 in
FRANKIE AND JOHNNIE or HIM
By John Sloan
Located in Portland, ME
Jones." There was a move to replace the African-American dancers with white's in blackface, but the star
Category
1920s African American Antique
Materials
Etching
"Mangbetu Coming to Market, " Large Art Deco Master Painting by Paul Travis
By Paul Travis
Located in Philadelphia, PA
consequential. Travis was asked by the Karamu House settlement and other local African-American organizations
Category
1920s American Art Deco African American Antique
Materials
Paint
Hoeing Cotton
By Thomas Hart Benton
Located in Palm Desert, CA
resulting efficiency to the sharecropper system allowing many African-Americans to leave the South as part
Category
Early 20th Century American Realist African American Antique
Materials
Oil
19th Century Lancaster County Amish Quilt in Forest Green, Burgundy, Blue
Located in Barrington, IL
American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African
Category
Late 19th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
Antique Map of the Southern Oceans, South America and Africa
Located in Larchmont, NY
Antique Map of the South Atlantic, c. 1800s
Engraving
20 x 28 in.
Framed: 25 3/4 x 33 3/4 in.
Category
19th Century Realist African American Antique
Materials
Engraving
H 25.75 in W 33.75 in D 0.75 in
Colonel Bates Leads the 30th Colored Infantry at the Battle of the Crater
By Abbott Fuller Graves
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
the Battle of the Crater, at Petersburg, Virginia. The regiment was composed of African American
Category
Early 1900s American Realist African American Antique
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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
Category
Early 19th Century Realist African American Antique
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vintage Hand Stitched Applique Quilt in Basket Pattern in Ivory, Brown, Yellow
Located in Barrington, IL
American Textiles, American Silk Quilt, Vintage Quilts, Hand Stitched Quilts, Southern Quilts, African
Category
Early 20th Century American African American Antique
Materials
Cotton
H 0.25 in W 87 in D 74 in
Southern Landscape Oil Painting Hudson River School
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
painted in his courageous travels south. "Robert S. Duncanson born in 1819, was an African American Hudson
Category
Mid-19th Century Hudson River School African American Antique
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Antique African Side Table in Carved Solid Wood and Inlayed Bone
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique African Side Table in Carved Solid Wood and Inlayed Bone.
Wonderful and hand made side
Category
Early 20th Century African American Craftsman African American Antique
Materials
Wood
Antique Map of South American, The West Indies & Most of Africa, Ca.1775
Located in Langweer, NL
, but includes most of Africa, the southern part of North America and the West Indies. Arrows in the
Category
1770s African American Antique
Materials
Paper
H 15.04 in W 19.77 in D 0 in
Very Attractive Map of North and South America and Western Part of Africa, 1744
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Nieuwe Kaart van America.' Very attractive map of North and South America, the
Category
18th Century African American Antique
Materials
Paper
H 16.34 in W 21.26 in D 0 in
Melodic Hues: The Blue-Grey Tanager of the Tropics, circa 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
, "Vögel aus Asien, Africa, America & Neuholland in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen," which
Category
1820s African American Antique
Materials
Paper
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H 9.65 in W 7.49 in D 0 in
Profile of an African Woman —1920s Modernism
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Profile of an African Woman), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed
Category
1920s American Modern African American Antique
Materials
Lithograph
1865 W.H. Pratt German Calligraphic Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln Portrait
Located in Dayton, OH
objective of the war and allowed Africa-American men to serve as soldiers in the Union Army. This
Category
19th Century American Victorian African American Antique
Materials
Paper
H 17.75 in W 15 in D 1.5 in
Six Kobe Toys, Japanese, Meiji Period, circa 1900
By Kobe Toys
Located in Incline Village, NV
rendition of an African American based on these interactions, conversations, and sketches. These toys are
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Folk Art African American Antique
Materials
Ebony
African Agapanthus, or Blue Lily, a native of the Cape
By Frances Jauncey Ketchum
Located in New York, NY
Signed (at lower right): FJK
Category
Early 19th Century American Realist African American Antique
Materials
Watercolor
H 8.7 in W 6.7 in D 1.5 in
Untitled (Profile of an African Woman)
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
exhibiting in America, South America, and Europe. He was awarded the French Legion of Honor in 1950.
Lovet
Category
1920s Art Deco African American Antique
Materials
Lithograph
'Speak', American Realist Painting, 19th Century
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Charles Xavier Harris
Title: Speak
Medium: Oil on Wood Panel
Nationality: American (1856
Category
1880s American Realist African American Antique
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
H 16.5 in W 20.5 in D 3.25 in
NYC Police Work
By Leonard Freed
Located in Westwood, NJ
subjects as diverse as his travels. Freed first came to fame in the United States documenting the African
Category
1770s African American Antique
Portrait of an African Woman — 1920s Modernism
By Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Boris Lovet-Lorski, Untitled (Portrait of an African Woman), lithograph, edition 250, 1929. Signed
Category
1920s Art Deco African American Antique
Materials
Lithograph
"Pioneer Family" WPA American Modernism Plaster Maquette Realism 20th Century
By William Zorach
Located in New York, NY
primitive arts such as African and American folk.
Zorach found his sculptural direction by instinct, but
Category
1920s American Modern African American Antique
Materials
Plaster
Large University Chart “Physical Map of Africa” by Bacon
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Large university chart “Physical Map of Africa” by Bacon
W&A K Johnston’s Charts of Physical
Category
Early 20th Century Folk Art African American Antique
Materials
Linen
18th Century Spanish or North African Faience Deep Bowl
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A stunning Spanish or North African faience deep bowl. 18th century. Well cared for with various
Category
18th Century African American Antique
Materials
Ceramic
"Tree, Trunk, and Roots, New York" Joseph Stella, American Modernism
By Joseph Stella
Located in New York, NY
immigrated to America in 1896 and studied medicine and pharmacology, but upon the advice of artist friend
Category
1920s American Modern African American Antique
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Louis Leon Ribak Oil ainting “ruby in red” Social Realist Style
By Louis Ribak 1
Located in Westport, CT
Louis Leon Ribak oil on Masonite board , title “ Ruby in Red” seated African American girl in red
Category
Early 20th Century American Expressionist African American Antique
Materials
Driftwood, Masonite, Paint
Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster
By Gordon Grant
Located in Spokane, WA
a correspondent and illustrator for Harper’s Weekly where he traveled to South Africa to document
Category
1810s American Realist African American Antique
Materials
Lithograph
H 24.75 in W 15 in D 0.1 in
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- What is African American quilting?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African American quilting has roots in history during slavery and was a way for African American women to bond. The quilts themselves tell stories of history, teach lessons and are beacons of hope. Shop a collection of African American quilts from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The history of African-American quilting stretches back almost as far as the beginning of the United States itself. The craft began with slave women quilting on plantations and after emancipation, the tradition of quilting continued. Today, there are many African American quilters who are inspired by a number of different quilting traditions. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of African-American quilts from some of the world’s top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Some famous African-American artists include Horace Pippin, Augusta Savage, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Douglas, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kerry James Marshall, Theaster Gates, Sam Gillam, Kara Walker and Kehinde Wiley. Shop a variety of African-American art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
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