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CAGED BIRD
By Walter Henry Williams
Located in Portland, ME
-American experience.
Category

1960s Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Abstract Print African American Female Artist Wilhelmina Godfrey "Yesterday"
By Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine. Godfrey’s paintings often depicted the African American experience of life
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
the African-American experience while he was in Berlin in 1962, documenting the building of the Berlin
Category

1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin

Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
the complexities of the African American experience. Group exhibitions include the Brooklyn Museum
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage. She is a multimedia
Category

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
mixed media work often references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and
Category

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
often references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage. She is a
Category

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
references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage. She is a multimedia
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
Executed in 1930, this abstract yet representational biomorphic charcoal work by African American
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Mumbo Jumbo BK#11 - Ironic Figurative Painting with Pink and Blue Colors
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
American experience. Group exhibitions include the Brooklyn Museum, NY; Museum of Contemporary African
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media

WALKING BLINDLY Signed Lithograph, Black Woman, For My People by Margaret Walker
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
depictions of the African-American experience. WALKING BLINDLY portrays a young Black woman dressed in a
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mumbo Jumbo NYC#10 - Ironic Figurative Painting with Orange, and Blue Colors
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
American experience. Group exhibitions include the Brooklyn Museum, NY; Museum of Contemporary African
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Mixed Media

FAITH RINGGOLD Coming to Jones Road Under a Blood Red Sky #5, 2004 - Hand Signed
By Faith Ringgold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
of work that reflects her interest in documenting the African-American experience. ?This screenprint
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Mumbo Jumbo BK#1 - Ironic Figurative Painting with Pink and Blue Colors
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Reed's book focused on the complexities of the African American experience. Group exhibitions include
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic

NEGRO ES BELLO II Signed Lithograph, Black Is Beautiful, Black Power Movement
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
of African American women, the African American experience, and Mexican people who faced injustice
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

TO MARRY Signed Lithograph, For My People by Margaret Walker, Bride and Groom
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
the African-American experience. TO MARRY features a creative collage style portrait of a bride and
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
public about African American art. She celebrated African American art as an 'art of experience’ inspired
Category

1990s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

MALCOLM X SPEAKS FOR US Signed Linocut Portrait Head Black Civil Rights Activist
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
best known for her depictions of African American women, the African American experience, and Mexican
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

Sade
Located in Nashville, TN
groundbreaking children's book series, Visions: African American Experiences. The book was later featured on the
Category

2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sade
Sade
H 30 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Charles McGee Oil Painting "Squares and Things" African-American 1967
By Charles McGee
Located in Detroit, MI
work incorporating the homely quilt - the powerful symbol of the African American road to safety from
Category

Late 20th Century American Modern Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

VENDEDORA Signed Lithograph, Portrait Seated Young Girl, Mexican Fruit Seller
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
of African American women, the African American experience, and Mexican people who faced injustice
Category

Early 2000s Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-Tangerine
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-Tangerine ABOUT THIS PIECE
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
is not possible to put words to the Experience. He was, and still is, unique. I didn't know at the
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
is not possible to put words to the Experience. He was, and still is, unique. I didn't know at the
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
is not possible to put words to the Experience. He was, and still is, unique. I didn't know at the
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
is not possible to put words to the Experience. He was, and still is, unique. I didn't know at the
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
is not possible to put words to the Experience. He was, and still is, unique. I didn't know at the
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

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

VENDEDORA DE PERIÓDICOS Signed Lithograph, Mexican Woman Newspaper Vendor
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
American women, the African American experience, and Mexican people who faced injustice. For Catlett, art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Limited Edition Print by Wilhelmina Godfrey "Bright Dream" 1967
By Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey
Located in Buffalo, NY
Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine. Godfrey’s paintings often depicted the African American experience of life
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Limited Edition Print by Wilhelmina Godfrey "Red, Hot, and Blue" 1971
By Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey
Located in Buffalo, NY
American experience of life on Buffalo’s East Side, and her weavings usually reflected African motifs. As
Category

1970s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

Electrified Jazz
Located in Nashville, TN
children's book series, Visions: African American Experiences. The book was later featured on the television
Category

2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, 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
Category

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
Category

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
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
painting, utilizes found objects and the experience of African Americans in the south. Young gained
Category

1990s Outsider Art Landscape Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

African American Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints, Portrait Art-Double Curl
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
African American Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints, Portrait Art-Double Curl ABOUT THIS PIECE
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Rag Paper, Color

Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

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
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

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
"Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Spring Break Morning #2 - Allegorical Figurative Painting, Red, Yellow, and Blue
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Ishmael Reed's book focused on the complexities of the African American experience. Group exhibitions
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American artist Romare
Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

SINGING THEIR SONGS Signed Lithograph, Graphic Portraits, Black Culture
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
African-American experience. SINGING THEIR SONGS features a four graphic portraits depicting: 1) the
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MORNING by the African American master
Category

1970s Contemporary Interior Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Avalon, Abstract Acrylic Painting by African American Artist Bai, Framed
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

GOING TO CHURCH Signed Lithograph, Southern Landscape, African American Heritage
By William Tolliver
Located in Union City, NJ
GOING TO CHURCH was the very first limited edition print created by the self-taught African
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Indian Chief by African American artist Bai, Contemporary Work on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen

FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
one of the most important contemporary painters of the Southern experience. The artwork of Green is
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Night Watchers: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, red pink
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

Women on Horseback, Acrylic on Canvas by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
African-American artist Bai. "Colour becomes symbols I use to reflect emotional stages that humans
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
. YOUNG DOUGLASS is an impactful graphic statement by the renowned African-American and Mexican woman
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Linocut

MORNING OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
African American artist Romare Bearden. MORNING OF THE ROOSTER presents a visual memory from Bearden's
Category

1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women, Black Woman Face Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
ELIZABETH CATLETT Candace - 10th Anniversary Celebration 1992, A Tribute to African American Women
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Tomorrow is Today, Abstract Acrylic Painting by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

"Mental Capacity" Mixed Media, Fictional Image of African American, Iconic Color
By Onzie Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
"Mental Capacity" is a fictional experience whereby an African American man from the 1970s
Category

2010s Expressionist Mixed Media

Materials

Resin, Paper, Acrylic

Large Painting Photo Collage Martin Luther King African American Civil Rights
Located in Surfside, FL
group of African-American girls killed in a racially motivated church bombing in Alabama nearly 50 years
Category

1990s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper

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