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R.M. Schindler Church (rear)
R.M. Schindler Church (rear)

R.M. Schindler Church (rear)

By Sam Durant

Located in New York, NY

cross Los Angeles economic and racial boundaries in the era of Jim Crow housing covenants". R.M

Category

Early 2000s Color Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

“40 Acres and a Mule” Satirical Folk Art Painting, American School,  19th C.
“40 Acres and a Mule” Satirical Folk Art Painting, American School,  19th C.

“40 Acres and a Mule” Satirical Folk Art Painting, American School, 19th C.

Located in Atlanta, GA

in the Reconstruction and Jim Crow eras. The central figure—a Black man in rustic attire, riding

Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Map of The United States of North America, 1882
Antique Map of The United States of North America, 1882

Antique Map of The United States of North America, 1882

Located in Langweer, NL

Jim Crow era of racial segregation laws. 8. **Economic Disparity**: Although this period was marked

Category

Antique 1880s British Maps

Materials

Paper

The Evidence of Things Seen

The Evidence of Things Seen

By Chris Barnard

Located in New Orleans, LA

; The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander; and White

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

C'mon, son!

Chris BarnardC'mon, son!, 2017

$2,500

H 24 in W 20 in

C'mon, son!

By Chris Barnard

Located in New Orleans, LA

Troubled History of America’s Universities by Craig Steven Wilder; The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Kicking and Screaming

Kicking and Screaming

By Chris Barnard

Located in New Orleans, LA

; The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander; and White

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Blue Blood

Chris BarnardBlue Blood, 2017

$3,500

H 36 in W 28 in

Blue Blood

By Chris Barnard

Located in New Orleans, LA

Wilder; The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander; and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

Birthmark
Birthmark

Kat FlynBirthmark, 2016

$1,300

H 13 in W 13 in D 4 in

Birthmark

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

The life simulated here is of a young mixed race woman facing life in a Jim Crow era - an era where

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The House of Shango — African American artist
The House of Shango — African American artist

The House of Shango — African American artist

By Samella Lewis

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

American art.” Born and raised in Jim Crow era New Orleans, Lewis began her art education at Dillard

Category

1990s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Recent Sales

Figure of a Violin Player
Figure of a Violin Player

Figure of a Violin Player

Unavailable

H 38 in W 12 in D 12.63 in

Figure of a Violin Player

Located in Litchfield, CT

Violin Player closely relates to the carving of Jim Crow attributed to Dodge now in the collection of The

Category

Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Sculptures and Carvings

Coming in From the Background

Coming in From the Background

By Thornton Dial, Sr.

Located in Atlanta, GA

Thornton Dial, one of the most sanctioned African American Artists from the Jim Crow South, has

Category

1990s Post-Modern Mixed Media

Materials

Metal

Let Freedom Ring

Johnnie Lee GrayLet Freedom Ring

Unavailable

H 24 in W 30 in

Let Freedom Ring

By Johnnie Lee Gray

Located in Charleston, SC

War II would translate into victory against Jim Crow. The collection of available works artist

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Running Negro
Running Negro

Thornton Dial, Sr.Running Negro, 1992

Unavailable

H 48.5 in W 60 in

Running Negro

By Thornton Dial, Sr.

Located in Atlanta, GA

faced growing up in the Jim Crow South. With the violence and inequality African Americans were facing

Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Concrete

Matinee at the Ritz

Johnnie Lee GrayMatinee at the Ritz, 1992

Unavailable

H 24.5 in W 47.5 in

Matinee at the Ritz

By Johnnie Lee Gray

Located in Charleston, SC

. The PBS television series, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow aired nationally in the fall of 2002

Category

1990s More Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Cloud of Witnesses

Johnnie Lee GrayCloud of Witnesses

Unavailable

H 24 in W 48 in

Cloud of Witnesses

By Johnnie Lee Gray

Located in Charleston, SC

. The PBS television series, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow aired nationally in the fall of 2002

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Ink, Board

Blue and Gray

Johnnie Lee GrayBlue and Gray

Unavailable

H 23.25 in W 40.25 in

Blue and Gray

By Johnnie Lee Gray

Located in Charleston, SC

. The PBS television series, The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow aired nationally in the fall of 2002

Category

21st Century and Contemporary More Art

Materials

Acrylic

KKK Lynching – African-American Artist
KKK Lynching – African-American Artist

KKK Lynching – African-American Artist

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

Americans by the whites who sought to enforce racist Jim Crow laws. The Ku Klux Klan, a secret vigilante

Category

1930s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

How to Spot Talent

How to Spot Talent

By Kim Rice

Located in New Orleans, LA

that decided who was white, Jim Crow Laws, and Redlining and policing… America was built to benefit

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Magazine Paper

Captain America

Captain America

By Kim Rice

Located in New Orleans, LA

who was white, Jim Crow Laws, and Redlining… America was built to benefit white people (even as those

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Magazine Paper

Lucky

Kim RiceLucky, 2014

Sold

H 19 in W 16 in

Lucky

By Kim Rice

Located in New Orleans, LA

who was white, Jim Crow Laws, and Redlining… America was built to benefit white people (even as those

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Magazine Paper

First Lessons
First Lessons

Kat FlynFirst Lessons, 2020

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H 13 in W 12 in D 10 in

First Lessons

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jim Crow, Antique tintype of African American young man "The stereotype of the Black shoeshine “boy

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Secondary Education
Secondary Education

Kat FlynSecondary Education, 2020

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H 18 in W 9 in D 6 in

Secondary Education

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

, because of Jim Crow laws, state-funded schools were forbidden to Blacks. Nevertheless, rural Black

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Acquitted

Chris BarnardAcquitted, 2017

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H 80 in W 66 in

Acquitted

By Chris Barnard

Located in New Orleans, LA

Troubled History of America’s Universities by Craig Steven Wilder; The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Panel

Bleachers
Bleachers

Kat FlynBleachers, 2017

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H 18 in W 13 in D 11 in

Bleachers

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

imagery symbolizes a racist aspect of American Culture. A time in the history of Jim Crow laws when Blacks

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Houseboy
Houseboy

Victor OlsonHouseboy, 1953

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H 27.5 in W 21.5 in

Houseboy

By Victor Olson

Located in Minneapolis, MN

was originally written as a Jim Crow title in the late 40s and was reissued in 1953 as a paperback

Category

1950s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Illustration Board

All Me
All Me

Winfred RembertAll Me, 2014

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H 16 in W 20 in

All Me

By Winfred Rembert

Located in New York, NY

explore the lives of African Americans in Jim Crow-era Georgia. After taking part in civil rights

Category

2010s Outsider Art Figurative Prints

Materials

Color

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Jim Crow For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate jim crow for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the modern style, while we also have 1 modern versions to choose from as well. You’re likely to find the perfect jim crow among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. On 1stDibs, the right jim crow is waiting for you and the choices span a range of colors that includes gray, brown, black and purple. Creating a jim crow has been a part of the legacy of many artists, but those crafted by Chris Barnard, Johnnie Lee Gray, Kat Flyn, Sam Durant and Martin Grelle are consistently popular. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, acrylic paint and oil paint.

How Much is a Jim Crow?

The average selling price for a jim crow we offer is $5,850, while they’re typically $1,125 on the low end and $175,000 for the highest priced.