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Outsider Art Painting, Georgia, 20th c
Located in New York, NY
, depicting five African-American figures stoking a fire in a rural landscape, wrapped in a paper covering on
Category
20th Century American Other Paintings and Screens
Materials
Canvas
"Black Man with Banjo, " Rare Example of Social Realist Sculpture by Shearwater
By Walter Anderson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ceramic pieces for Shearwater. Anderson created molds for twenty pirate figures, forty seven African
Category
Vintage 1930s North American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
H 9.5 in W 6 in D 5 in
"Pirate with Cutlass, " Early Sculpture by Walter Inglis Anderson for Shearwater
By Walter Inglis Anderson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
, Mississippi. He created molds for twenty pirate figures, forty seven African American figures, several
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
H 8 in W 7 in D 3 in
Black Male Nude Painting by Rowena Meeks Abdy
By Rowena Meeks Abdy
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Painted in an era when African or African American figures were increasingly featured in painting
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Paper
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
Category
1970s American Modern Nude Paintings
Materials
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
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
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
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
Richard J. WatsonSkittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green, 2012
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
"America's Nightmares, " Original Pastel Drawing signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
piece in the lower right. The work depicts three African American figures in an indeterminate garden
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
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
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
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
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
Category
1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil
H 18.2 in W 24.4 in D 2 in
Every Time I Feel the Spirit: African American collage painting w/ figures, blue
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Leather, Archival Paper
H 24.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.5 in
1940s Oil Painting Portrait of Two Figures, American Modernist Figurative
By Angelo Di Benedetto
Located in Denver, CO
Oil on canvas signed by artist Angelo Di Benedetto (1913-1992) featuring two young figures reading
Category
1940s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 33.75 in W 39.75 in D 3.25 in
"Ingosi" African American Portrait, Abstract Collage, Colors
By Onzie Norman
Located in Detroit, MI
, explains his work as his journey into the powerful energy of abstraction. He creates abstracted figures
Category
2010s Expressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Stainless Steel
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Demark
Located in Union City, NJ
one of Denmark's colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a soulful Southern
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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
Beautiful Maidens Nude Women Harem, Playboy Cartoon African American Illustrator
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
E. Simms Campbel was the first major African American Illustrator. He did covers for Esquire
Category
1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Pencil
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
H 19.5 in W 17.5 in D 0.5 in
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
"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
Crayon, Mixed Media
Keeping the Culture. mixed media signed print, renowned African American artist
By Kerry James Marshall
Located in New York, NY
, which is considered Harvard University's highest honor in the field of African and African American
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen, Pencil, Mixed Media, Linocut
Cuban Artist Pastel Drawing African American Emilio Cruz Bonnie & Clyde Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum in Harlem; the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of African American History and
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Oil Pastel
"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
3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
African American cultural history. Each piece measures 23" x 7.75" x 2.5", and they can be hung close
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Glass, Wood
The Three Wisemen, Contemporary Mixed-Media Art by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA, among others.
Carl
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Fabric, Digital, Charcoal, Pastel
1970 Haitian Mod Gold Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
tradition, reflecting African roots with strong Indigenous, American and European aesthetic and religious
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic, Canvas
In the Nick of Time: African American collage painting w/ found objects & figure
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
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Leather, Fiberboard, Found Objects, Acrylic
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
Antique Late 19th Century Austrian Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 13 in W 4.5 in D 4 in
The Test, Assembled Kinetic Modernist Sculpture Puzzle Construction
By William King (b.1925)
Located in Surfside, FL
featuring African-American figures (including the activist Angela Davis, with hands cuffed behind her back
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
H 20.5 in W 12.5 in D 6.75 in
Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category
Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Burlap, Oil
Recall, from the Exit Art/The First World Portfolio
By Lorna Simpson
Located in New York, NY
of language and images. Her most iconic works from this period depict African-American figures as
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Felt, Screen
Dancing Figures, Oil on Board
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Surfside, FL
the country was wrought with unimaginable economic turmoil. Like most other Americans, the Great
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Surrealist landscape with animal and figures
By Charles Harris ( Beni Kosh )
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Collection #713
“An African-American born Charles E. Harris, the name under which he painted until the early
Category
Late 20th Century Surrealist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
H 14.88 in W 21.75 in
"Arab Children, " Portrait of Two Figures Lithograph signed by Fletcher Martin
By Fletcher Martin
Located in Milwaukee, WI
clothes in an interior.
12" x 8" art
22" x 18" frame
Fletcher Martin was an American painter
Category
1940s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Holocaust Memorial Oil Painting Judaica Rabbi Composed of Figures Artists Frame
By Maurice Newman
Located in Surfside, FL
at the Johannesburg School of Art in South Africa.
He also painted impressionist landscapes and
Category
1960s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Man
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Missouri, MO
, her painting Mother and Child, depicting African-American figures won her much recognition.
From
Category
Late 19th Century American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Linocut, Woodcut
Keith Haring Free South Africa poster 1985
By Keith Haring
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Keith Haring Free South Africa 1985:
Original 1985 Keith Haring Free South Africa poster- a key
Category
1980s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
"Rebirth" Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Figures, Naked, Male
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, she was honored by The California African American Museum with a retrospective of her life’s work
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
H 27 in W 20 in D 16 in
wildwood, four female figures, small male, some nude
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, Puerto Rico, and especially Mexico. Basso is particularly drawn to Latin American art, channeling its
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Archival Paper, Pastel
Untitled, Mixed Media Oil Painting Figures Contemporary Female Artist
By Mil Lubroth
Located in Surfside, FL
This Contemporary female artist overlays stenciled figures using vibrant colors. Some of the
Category
20th Century Conceptual Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
Catching Blessings: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
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
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Found Objects, Glass, Acrylic
Southern Breezes: abstract painting w/ found objects, photographs, Black figures
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia 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
'The Joyous Farewell into the Future' - quilt - Negro Spirituals - figures
Located in Atlanta, GA
traditions of African American quilt-making and Negro Spirituals. After finding a hymnal book that belonged
Category
2010s Folk Art Mixed Media
Materials
Fabric, Acrylic
Rare Original Double Hemisphere World Map with Allegorical Figures, 1785
Located in Langweer, NL
hemisphere world map. Four allegorical figures in the corners represent Europe, Asia, Africa and America
Category
Antique 1780s Maps
Materials
Paper
H 17.05 in W 23.23 in D 0 in
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
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
By Mervin Jules
Located in New York, NY
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
The board measures
Category
1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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
WOMEN TOGETHER Signed Lithograph Seated Female Figures, Cream, Gray, Terra Cotta
By Chaim Gross
Located in Union City, NJ
WOMEN TOGETHER is a color lithograph by the American artist/sculptor Chaim Gross presenting an
Category
1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
No Reserve
H 20 in W 29 in
Sydney Kumalo Bronze Minimalist African Modernist Sculpture Figural Female Nude
Located in Surfside, FL
to leave behind the forms of African curios, reject the European-held paternalism which encouraged
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Latin American Sculpture by Raúl Valdivieso
By Raúl Valdivieso
Located in Washington, DC
Bronze sculpture by Latin American sculptor Raúl Valdivieso (Chilean, 1931-1993). Valdivieso is
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
African Tribal Statue Osseyba or Reliquary Figure Kota Mohongwe Peoples Art
Located in Miami, FL
almond-shaped face, is made of wound copper, hammered brass and wood. Reliquary figures were used as
Category
Early 20th Century Gabonese Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Brass, Copper
H 25.75 in W 7 in D 5.5 in
Whistle A Happy Tune: shadow box painting & collage w/ figures & found objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
orientations.
PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Found Objects, Acrylic
"Living Figures, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag signed by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
-colored background.
13 1/2" x 12" art
Custom framing is available
Contemporary African American and
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
"Surreal Study" Male and Female Figures on a Branch, Colors, Mixed Media
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, she was honored by The California African American Museum with a retrospective of her life’s work
Category
1980s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Yoruba Ibeji triplets master sculptor.Abegunde of Ede tribal African Art Nigeria
Located in Norwich, GB
, powdered, given jewellery. Note the trade beads which adorn our figures' waistlines. One of the female
Category
1930s Tribal Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 10.63 in W 3.15 in D 2.76 in
"Black Male with Upraised Arms, " Nude Sculpture of African Figure by Fenton
By Beatrice Fenton
Located in Philadelphia, PA
clear -- may depict an African or an African American. Fenton is best known for sculpting a long line of
Category
Vintage 1960s American Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
H 20 in W 10.5 in D 4 in
American Contemporary Art by David Paul Kay - Refresh
Located in Paris, IDF
Permanent ink on canvas
David Paul Kay is an American contemporary artist born in 1982 who lives
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Ink
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