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Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
An African village scene is characterized by bold colors and a punchy flat orange sky combined with
Category

1970s Post-War Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist

Vincent D. Smith
Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist, 1976

H 16.5 in W 15.25 in
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
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)

Paul Zimmerman
Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)

H 12.5 in W 25 in
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. QUILTING TIME by the African American
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt

Romare Bearden
QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt, 1979

H 21.25 in W 27 in
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

MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture

Romare Bearden
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture, 1979

H 21.5 in W 27.75 in
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

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
Gnarled Tree - African American Artist

Charles Alston
Gnarled Tree - African American Artist , 1930 circa

H 14.5 in W 11.75 in
"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Although not signed, this brilliant scene of a nude black male figure, marvelling at a vision of
Category

Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist
"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist

"Vision of Angels, " Important Night-Time Scene, WPA Era, African American Artist

H 23.5 in W 27.5 in D 1 in
African American Sitting Portrait
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Signed lower right. Born in Mantorville, Minnesota, Arnold Blanch was a painter of scenes of
Category

Mid-20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

African American Sitting Portrait
African American Sitting Portrait

Arnold Blanch
African American Sitting Portrait

H 34 in W 24 in D 2 in
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 Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

1929 African American Woodcut "Jazz"
1929 African American Woodcut "Jazz"

1929 African American Woodcut "Jazz", 1929

H 12 in W 9 in
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern William Gropper (1898
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern

William Gropper
"Unemployed" WPA American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century Modern , 1937

H 30 in W 26 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of
Category

1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Gouache, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene , c.1930's

H 6.5 in W 5.25 in
"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene
By Fletcher Martin
Located in New York, NY
painting. He won several commissions to paint murals in the naturalistic American Scene style including one
Category

1940s American Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene
"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene

Fletcher Martin
"Lunch Break” Fletcher Martin, Men Working, Bricklayers, WPA, American Scene, circa 1940

H 36.63 in W 42.25 in
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

Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait

John Farrar
Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait, 1943

H 30.5 in W 36.625 in
"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

"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion

Mervin Jules
"Tailor" WPA American Scene Social Realism Modernism Mid Century Modern Fashion, 1930s

H 18 in W 24 in D 2 in
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan The size of the
Category

1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan

Michael Loew
"Concert" Early 20th Century WPA Modernism American City Landscape Scene Ashcan, 1928

H 29 in W 43 in
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
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture, Books
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture, Books

Jacob Lawrence
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture, Books, 1986

H 33.25 in W 23.5 in
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

Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman

Francks Deceus
Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman, 2005

H 24 in W 48 in
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

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts

James Demark
BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts , 1996

H 38 in W 23 in
"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

"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural

Henry Heading
"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural, 2020

H 55 in W 45 in D 4 in
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century

Michael Loew
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century, 1940

H 34 in W 34 in D 2 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. Simka painted what he thought was typical of
Category

1930s American Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Board

Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA W/C Painting Gouache American Modernist Beach Scene Nude , c.1930's

H 7.5 in W 6.5 in
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing. Study to Scale
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Egg Tempera

Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing

Michael Loew
Mural Study 1933 Depression Era Mid-Century WPA Modern American Scene Drawing, 1933

H 16 in W 21 in D 2 in
Zebra Mare and Foal. African Wildlife Scene.Safari.Animal. Original Oil Painting
By Douglas Van Howd
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
safari scene, of a zebra mare with her young foal in the midst of scorched African grasslands. The mare
Category

Late 20th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Zebra Mare and Foal. African Wildlife Scene.Safari.Animal. Original Oil Painting
Zebra Mare and Foal. African Wildlife Scene.Safari.Animal. Original Oil Painting

Douglas Van Howd
Zebra Mare and Foal. African Wildlife Scene.Safari.Animal. Original Oil Painting

H 19.3 in W 22.05 in
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, suggests to the viewer the Great Migration(African American) - a mass movement of blacks from the rural
Category

1970s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture

Romare Bearden
THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture, 1979

H 21.5 in W 28.25 in
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
By William Gropper
Located in New York, NY
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century William Gropper
Category

1940s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Gouache, Watercolor, Ink, Paper

Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century

William Gropper
Family at the Beach WPA Modernism American Scene Social Realism Mid 20th Century, c. 1940s

H 28 in W 20 in
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

FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture

Romare Bearden
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture, 1979

H 29.5 in W 21.5 in
"Negro Night Club, " 1945 Painting Depicting African American Social Life
By Adalie Margules Brent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A brilliant and lively depiction of a crowded cafe scene in 1945, this painting by Adalie Margules
Category

Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Paintings

Materials

Paint

"Negro Night Club, " 1945 Painting Depicting African American Social Life
"Negro Night Club, " 1945 Painting Depicting African American Social Life

"Negro Night Club, " 1945 Painting Depicting African American Social Life

H 28.5 in W 20.25 in D 1.5 in
Refinery Scene
By Paul H. Winchell
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Refinery Scene Lithgrah, c. 1930 Signed in pencil lower right. (see photo) Edition c. 14 Two
Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Refinery Scene
Refinery Scene

Paul H. Winchell
Refinery Scene, c. 1930

H 9.75 in W 13 in
"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

Mixed Media, Crayon

"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting
"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting

Johnny Banks
"The First Time on Telephone" Black African American Folk Painting, Circa 1970

H 17 in W 28 in D 4 in
Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956), "By Ones By Twos" Acrylic mixed media on panel, 1999, Hand
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick

Cheryl Warrick
Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick, 1999

H 60 in W 50 in D 1 in
Exodus 12 - African American Artist - colorful abstract red orange purple pink
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
For four decades, G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe was considered the dean of African-American artists
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Exodus 12 - African American Artist - colorful abstract red orange purple pink
Exodus 12 - African American Artist - colorful abstract red orange purple pink

G. Caliman Coxe
Exodus 12 - African American Artist - colorful abstract red orange purple pink, 1980

H 46.75 in W 29.75 in
NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph Young Black Girl Portrait, African American History
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, African-American
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph Young Black Girl Portrait, African American History
NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph Young Black Girl Portrait, African American History

Ernest Crichlow
NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph Young Black Girl Portrait, African American History, 2002

H 24.5 in W 16.75 in
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
portrays a colorful Lowcountry landscape scene in rural South Carolina depicting a portrait of a Gullah
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture

Jonathan Green
FARM WOMAN Signed Lithograph, Gullah Woman, Quilts, African American Culture, 2009

H 28 in W 35 in
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

MORNING OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American
MORNING OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American

Romare Bearden
MORNING OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American, 1980

H 28.25 in W 21.5 in
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
scenes from Southern African American culture; memories from his youth in rural Mecklenburg County, NC
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture

Romare Bearden
AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Culture , 1983

H 21.5 in W 29 in
Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Star
By Burt Glinn
Located in New york, NY
portrait of Sammy Davis Jr., a legendary African American celebrity, singer, dancer, actor, and comedian
Category

1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Digital

Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Star
Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Star

Burt Glinn
Sammy Davis Junior, New York City, Portrait of African American Star, 1959

H 11 in W 8.5 in
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

Large Painting Photo Collage Martin Luther King African American Civil Rights
Large Painting Photo Collage Martin Luther King African American Civil Rights

John M Mitchell
Large Painting Photo Collage Martin Luther King African American Civil Rights , 1996

H 37 in W 42 in D 4 in
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

3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects
3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects

Richard J. Watson
3-part painting construction by Black African American artist, w/ found objects, 2019

H 23 in W 30 in D 3 in
EXODUS 28 African-American Art colorful abstract red orange green purple yellow
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
, G. (Gloucester) Caliman Coxe was considered the dean of African-American artists in Louisville
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

EXODUS 28 African-American Art colorful abstract red orange green purple yellow
EXODUS 28 African-American Art colorful abstract red orange green purple yellow

G. Caliman Coxe
EXODUS 28 African-American Art colorful abstract red orange green purple yellow, 1980

H 22.5 in W 92.13 in
All the While: cinematic photograph, interior w/ Black African American woman
By Nadine Rovner
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nadine Rovner orchestrates lush cinematic scenes, exploring a visual world of heightened tension
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

All the While: cinematic photograph, interior w/ Black African American woman
All the While: cinematic photograph, interior w/ Black African American woman

Nadine Rovner
All the While: cinematic photograph, interior w/ Black African American woman, 2006

H 26.5 in W 32.5 in
Restaurant Scene
By Charles Alston
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by African American artist, Charles Alston. Completed sometime
Category

1930s Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Restaurant Scene
Restaurant Scene

Charles Alston
Restaurant Scene, ca 1930

H 18.5 in W 32.5 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

Antique 18th Century Maps

Materials

Paper

Very Attractive Map of North and South America and Western Part of Africa, 1744
Very Attractive Map of North and South America and Western Part of Africa, 1744

Very Attractive Map of North and South America and Western Part of Africa, 1744

H 16.34 in W 21.26 in D 0 in
Untitled (Religious scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed at the lower right corner by the artist. The
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Untitled (Religious scene)
Untitled (Religious scene)

Roger Rice
Untitled (Religious scene), c.1990

H 19.15 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
Untitled (Animals Scene)
Located in San Francisco, CA
African American artist Roger Rice, b.1958. It is signed at the lower left center by the artist. The
Category

Late 20th Century Folk Art Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Color Pencil

Untitled (Animals Scene)
Untitled (Animals Scene)

Roger Rice
Untitled (Animals Scene), c.1990

H 19.15 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
"Untitled (Dock Scene)" Watercolor on Paper, Local Scene, Buildings, Water
Located in Detroit, MI
illustrations depicting scenes of rural and small-town America primarily in the Midwest and frequently
Category

1940s Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

"Untitled (Dock Scene)" Watercolor on Paper, Local Scene, Buildings, Water
"Untitled (Dock Scene)" Watercolor on Paper, Local Scene, Buildings, Water

Charles Culver
"Untitled (Dock Scene)" Watercolor on Paper, Local Scene, Buildings, Water, 1940

H 19.25 in W 19.5 in
A Winter River Scene
By Gaston Balande
Located in St. Albans, GB
scholarship which enabled him to travel in Europe and North Africa, but it was his visit to Italy that had the
Category

1920s Impressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

A Winter River Scene
A Winter River Scene

Gaston Balande
A Winter River Scene, Circa 1925

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H 29 in W 37 in D 3 in
"Sleigh Ride, Winter, " Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration
By Fletcher Martin
Located in New York, NY
. He won several commissions to paint murals in the naturalistic American Scene style including one in
Category

1950s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Sleigh Ride, Winter, " Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration
"Sleigh Ride, Winter, " Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration

Fletcher Martin
"Sleigh Ride, Winter, " Fletcher Martin, Woodstock, Holiday Scene Illustration, circa 1955

H 23.5 in W 19.5 in
Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio, and the Salon
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene
Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene

John Dobbs
Shot on Goal, Sporting Scene, 1981

H 26 in W 30 in
Modernist Colorado Oil Painting Abstract Cityscape Harbor Scene Pawel Kontny
By Pawel Kontny
Located in Surfside, FL
Urban landscape of city harbor, marine scene, (North Africa?) bearing the influence of the earlier
Category

20th Century American Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Modernist Colorado Oil Painting Abstract Cityscape Harbor Scene Pawel Kontny
Modernist Colorado Oil Painting Abstract Cityscape Harbor Scene Pawel Kontny

Pawel Kontny
Modernist Colorado Oil Painting Abstract Cityscape Harbor Scene Pawel Kontny, c.1950's

H 31.25 in W 43.5 in
'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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

Wood Panel, Oil

'Speak', American Realist Painting, 19th Century
'Speak', American Realist Painting, 19th Century

Charles Xavier Harris
'Speak', American Realist Painting, 19th Century, 1885

H 16.5 in W 20.5 in D 3.25 in
Sanctuary, Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting
By David Rosen (b.1912)
Located in Surfside, FL
Painter David Rosen emerged onto the art scene while the country was wrought with unimaginable
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sanctuary, Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting
Sanctuary, Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting

David Rosen (b.1912)
Sanctuary, Modernist Judaica Scene Oil Painting, 1963

H 49 in W 41.25 in
Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene
By John Dobbs
Located in Surfside, FL
, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio, and the Salon
Category

20th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene
Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene

John Dobbs
Play at The Plate, Sporting Scene, 1981

H 26 in W 30 in
Desmond Tutu (Iconic, South Africa, Nobel Price)
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Kansas City, MO
Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary street artist, graphic designer, activist
Category

2010s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

Desmond Tutu (Iconic, South Africa, Nobel Price)
Desmond Tutu (Iconic, South Africa, Nobel Price)

Shepard Fairey
Desmond Tutu (Iconic, South Africa, Nobel Price), 2022

H 24 in W 18 in
Mom and Baby, Kruger Park, South Africa
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
also home to a thriving modern day artist community. With Beacon’s rapidly developing art scene and
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Mom and Baby, Kruger Park, South Africa

Robin Rice
Mom and Baby, Kruger Park, South Africa , 2008

H 20 in W 16 in
Family of Elephants, Kruger Park, South Africa
By Robin Rice
Located in Hudson, NY
also home to a thriving modern day artist community. With Beacon’s rapidly developing art scene and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Family of Elephants, Kruger Park, South Africa

Robin Rice
Family of Elephants, Kruger Park, South Africa , 2008

H 16 in W 20 in
Ann Lowe: American Couturier
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
textiles at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. The late Margaret
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Books

Materials

Paper

Ann Lowe: American Couturier
Ann Lowe: American Couturier

Ann Lowe: American Couturier

H 11.3 in W 9.3 in D 1 in
"Roxbury" Massachusetts, Acrylic, Street Scene, Winner Student Prize
Located in Detroit, MI
, destruction and reconstruction that perpetually transforms the American city scene. In this image, a business
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Roxbury" Massachusetts, Acrylic, Street Scene, Winner Student Prize
"Roxbury" Massachusetts, Acrylic, Street Scene, Winner Student Prize

Moon-Joo Lee
"Roxbury" Massachusetts, Acrylic, Street Scene, Winner Student Prize, 2002

H 72 in W 96 in
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph, Black Women Portrait, African Mask, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. Almost fluorescent yellow orange sets the background for
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph, Black Women Portrait, African Mask, Quilt
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph, Black Women Portrait, African Mask, Quilt

Romare Bearden
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Signed Lithograph, Black Women Portrait, African Mask, Quilt, 1979

H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
By Simka Simkhovitch
Located in Surfside, FL
renovations due to its stereotypical African American imagery. The following year, his painting "Holiday" won
Category

1930s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist

Simka Simkhovitch
Simka Simkhovitch WPA Artist Lithograph Island Beach 1933 American Modernist , 1933

H 11.2 in W 15.6 in
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp
By Andrea Moreau
Located in Hudson, NY
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp by Andrea Moreau colored pencil
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Found Objects, Paper, Color Pencil

South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp

Andrea Moreau
South Africa (Apple Trees): Colored Pencil Drawing & Unique Stamp, 2018

H 15 in W 15 in D 1 in
"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 Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Tree, Trunk, and Roots, New York" Joseph Stella, American Modernism
"Tree, Trunk, and Roots, New York" Joseph Stella, American Modernism

Joseph Stella
"Tree, Trunk, and Roots, New York" Joseph Stella, American Modernism, circa 1924

H 17.5 in W 21.25 in
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