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Black Nativity by Langston Hughes
Black Nativity by Langston Hughes

Black Nativity by Langston Hughes

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Ruth Mae Crane – American (1929-2002) Title: Black Nativity by Langston Hughes Year: 1997 Medium: Acrylic on Leather mounted to plywood Size: 39 x 31.5 inches x 1.5 inches Si...

Category

1990s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Plywood, Acrylic

Langston Hughes, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Langston Hughes, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

Langston Hughes, America Martin, ink portrait- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere." Addressing the theme of h...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

Langston Hughes No.4_ America Martin, ink quote- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP

By America Martin

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new series "I See Heroes Everywhere." Addressing the theme of h...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE
SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE

SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE

By Phoebe Beasley

Located in Portland, ME

SUNRISE IS COMING AFTER WHILE by Langston Hughes. Six of Hughes'poems selected by Maya Angelou, each illustrated with a screen print by Beasley.

Category

1990s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Portrait of Manual Komroff

Portrait of Manual Komroff

By Carl Van Vechten

Located in New York, NY

He is now celebrated for his portrait photographs of friends, acquaintances, fledgling artists, and established cultural figures of the time; including F. Scott Fitzgerald, Langston ...

Category

1930s Other Art Style Portrait Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Robert Blackburn, Contemporary Figurative Lithograph by Ron Adams
Robert Blackburn, Contemporary Figurative Lithograph by Ron Adams

Robert Blackburn, Contemporary Figurative Lithograph by Ron Adams

Located in Long Island City, NY

He was friends with James Baldwin and Langston Hughes, produced work with and alongside Romare Bearden, Will Barnet, Jacob Lawrence, Stanley William Hayter, Elizabeth Catlett, Benny ...

Category

Early 2000s American Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Recent Memory" - abstract, teal, nature-based, flowing
"Recent Memory" - abstract, teal, nature-based, flowing

"Recent Memory" - abstract, teal, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"A Flower For Your Thoughts" - abstract, pink, green, nature-based
"A Flower For Your Thoughts" - abstract, pink, green, nature-based

"A Flower For Your Thoughts" - abstract, pink, green, nature-based

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Left Unsaid" - abstract, green, nature-based, flowing
"Left Unsaid" - abstract, green, nature-based, flowing

"Left Unsaid" - abstract, green, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Lilac Confetti" - abstract, pink, yellow, nature-based, flowing
"Lilac Confetti" - abstract, pink, yellow, nature-based, flowing

"Lilac Confetti" - abstract, pink, yellow, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Breakwater" - abstract, blue, nature-based
"Breakwater" - abstract, blue, nature-based

"Breakwater" - abstract, blue, nature-based

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Echo" - abstract, blue, geometric, nature-based
"Echo" - abstract, blue, geometric, nature-based

"Echo" - abstract, blue, geometric, nature-based

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Hot Take" - abstract, red, nature-based, vibrant
"Hot Take" - abstract, red, nature-based, vibrant

"Hot Take" - abstract, red, nature-based, vibrant

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Limelight" - abstract, lime green, purple, nature-based, flowing
"Limelight" - abstract, lime green, purple, nature-based, flowing

"Limelight" - abstract, lime green, purple, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Midnight Bloom" - abstract, blue, nature-based, flowing
"Midnight Bloom" - abstract, blue, nature-based, flowing

"Midnight Bloom" - abstract, blue, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Perennial Trace: What Light Builds" - abstract, yellow, nature-based, flowing
"Perennial Trace: What Light Builds" - abstract, yellow, nature-based, flowing

"Perennial Trace: What Light Builds" - abstract, yellow, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Timelapse" - abstract, yellow, geometric, nature-based, flowing
"Timelapse" - abstract, yellow, geometric, nature-based, flowing

"Timelapse" - abstract, yellow, geometric, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Esther Podemski, Color Correction_15, 2015, Digital Pigment Print

Esther Podemski, Color Correction_15, 2015, Digital Pigment Print

By Esther Podemski

Located in Darien, CT

It won the director’s choice award at the Black Maria Film Festival and the jury award for the best short at The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival.

Category

2010s Post-Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Digital Pigment

Esther Podemski, Color Correction_3, 2014, Digital Pigment Print

Esther Podemski, Color Correction_3, 2014, Digital Pigment Print

By Esther Podemski

Located in Darien, CT

It won the director’s choice award at the Black Maria Film Festival and the jury award for the best short at The Langston Hughes African American Film Festival.

Category

2010s Post-Minimalist Abstract Prints

Materials

Digital Pigment

Untitled (Letitia, pregnant with Rising Sun)
Untitled (Letitia, pregnant with Rising Sun)

Untitled (Letitia, pregnant with Rising Sun)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

America's Son II (Sonny)
America's Son II (Sonny)

America's Son II (Sonny)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

America's Daughter
America's Daughter

America's Daughter

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

America's Son
America's Son

America's Son

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Jazmen
Jazmen

Jazmen

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

2010s American Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Sammy Lee Sleeping II Graphite Drawing, Signed Contemporary Art
Sammy Lee Sleeping II Graphite Drawing, Signed Contemporary Art

Sammy Lee Sleeping II Graphite Drawing, Signed Contemporary Art

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Interior Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Graphite

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene
NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene

NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene

By Louis Delsarte

Located in Union City, NJ

His parents were friends with artists and entertainers from the Harlem Renaissance like Lena Horne, Count Basie, Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes. These influences along with his k...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Offset Lithograph signed & warmly Inscribed to African American Arts prof Framed
Offset Lithograph signed & warmly Inscribed to African American Arts prof Framed

Offset Lithograph signed & warmly Inscribed to African American Arts prof Framed

By Sam Gilliam

Located in New York, NY

Formerly an account executive, Harrison Advertising Agency, New York City, 1964; feature writer and columnist assistant to Langston Hughes, Associated Negro Press, 1965; special feat...

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset, Ink

Untitled (Man at Desk)
Untitled (Man at Desk)

Untitled (Man at Desk)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Waterco...

Materials

Ballpoint Pen

Jacob Lawrence The Swearing In Color Screenprint Signed Edition of 100
Jacob Lawrence The Swearing In Color Screenprint Signed Edition of 100

Jacob Lawrence The Swearing In Color Screenprint Signed Edition of 100

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Surrounded by a flourishing cultural and intellectual environment, he was deeply influenced by artists, writers, and thinkers like Langston Hughes, Augusta Savage, and Alain Locke. L...

Category

Late 20th Century Prints and Multiples

Materials

Paper, Screen

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

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist

By Charles Alston

Located in Miami, FL

He also designed album covers for artists such as Duke Ellington and Coleman Hawkins, as well as book covers for Eudora Welty and Langston Hughes.Alston became staff artist at the Of...

Category

1930s American Realist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Charcoal

Recent Sales

Untitled

Charles AlstonUntitled, c. 1955-1962

Unavailable

H 15 in W 11 in

Untitled

By Charles Alston

Located in East Hampton, NY

Other members included Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Brooks, W. E. B. DuBois, Josephine Baker, Zora Neal Hurston, and Duke Ellington.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Addiction

Americus LongAddiction, c. 1970

Unavailable

H 24 in W 20 in

Addiction

By Americus Long

Located in East Hampton, NY

Regular contributors to this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston Hughes and Benjamin Brown. Long apparently served on the board of the Quarterly but we are unsur...

Category

1970s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Compo B

Americus LongCompo B

Unavailable

H 36 in W 24 in

Compo B

By Americus Long

Located in East Hampton, NY

Regular contributors to this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston Hughes and Benjamin Brown. Long apparently served on the board of the Quarterly but we are unsu...

Category

1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Untitled

Americus LongUntitled

Unavailable

H 30 in W 22 in

Untitled

By Americus Long

Located in East Hampton, NY

Regular contributors to this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston Hughes and Benjamin Brown. Long apparently served on the board of the Quarterly but we are unsu...

Category

1970s Outsider Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Fiberboard

Accents Red

Frank WimberleyAccents Red, 2008

Unavailable

H 54 in W 44 in

Accents Red

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Fine Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Corona, New York, An Alternate Perspective, 1987.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Flutter

Frank WimberleyFlutter, 2008

Unavailable

H 48 in W 48 in

Flutter

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Fine Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Corona, New York, An Alternate Perspective, 1987.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Tangerine

Frank WimberleyTangerine, 2001

Unavailable

H 40 in W 40 in

Tangerine

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Fine Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Corona, New York, An Alternate Perspective, 1987.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

This One

Frank WimberleyThis One, 1999

Unavailable

H 40 in W 40 in

This One

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Fine Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Corona, New York, An Alternate Perspective, 1987.

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Side Entrance

Frank WimberleySide Entrance, 1995

Unavailable

H 28 in W 32 in

Side Entrance

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Fine Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Corona, New York, An Alternate Perspective, 1987.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Stones

Frank WimberleyStones, 1996

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in

Stones

By Frank Wimberley

Located in New York, NY

Fine Arts Gallery, LIU, Southampton, New York, Abstract Paintings, 1989. Langston Hughes Cultural Center, Corona, New York, An Alternate Perspective, 1987.

Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"RIVER", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, monuments
"RIVER", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, monuments

"RIVER", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, monuments

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pencil, Gouache

"DUST", ink, pencil, watercolor, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, time
"DUST", ink, pencil, watercolor, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, time

"DUST", ink, pencil, watercolor, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, time

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pencil

"TOWN", ink, pencil, watercolor, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, alabama
"TOWN", ink, pencil, watercolor, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, alabama

"TOWN", ink, pencil, watercolor, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, alabama

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Pencil, Watercolor

"KNAP SACK", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, florida
"KNAP SACK", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, florida

"KNAP SACK", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, florida

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

"PENINSULAR", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, citrus
"PENINSULAR", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, citrus

"PENINSULAR", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston, citrus

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

"HOUSE CALLS", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston
"HOUSE CALLS", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston

"HOUSE CALLS", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

"PREACHING", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston
"PREACHING", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston

"PREACHING", ink, pencil, gouache, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

"FIVE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston
"FIVE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston

"FIVE", ink, pencil, gouache, collage, poetry, erasure, zora neale hurston

By Amy Williams

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Robert Gibbons, a native Floridian, came to New York City in 2007 in search of his muse Langston Hughes and found a vibrant contemporary poetry community at the Cornelia Street Cafe,...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Paper, Ink, Gouache, Pencil

Cotton Club

Cotton Club

Located in Los Angeles, CA

During its heyday, the Cotton Club served as a hip meeting spot featuring regular "Celebrity Nights" on Sundays which featured celebrity guests such as Jimmy Durante, George Gershwin...

Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

"A Chance Encounter" - abstract, red, orange, nature-based, large-scale
"A Chance Encounter" - abstract, red, orange, nature-based, large-scale

"A Chance Encounter" - abstract, red, orange, nature-based, large-scale

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Traces of Yesterday" - abstract, yellow, blue, nature-based, flowing
"Traces of Yesterday" - abstract, yellow, blue, nature-based, flowing

"Traces of Yesterday" - abstract, yellow, blue, nature-based, flowing

By Evan Blackwell-Helgeson

Located in Atlanta, GA

“The line ‘My soul has grown deep like the rivers,’ from Langston Hughes poem, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” has underpinned the making of this body of work,” says Evan.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

America's Son II (Sonny)
America's Son II (Sonny)

America's Son II (Sonny)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

America's Mom II (Small Leticia, the artist's wife)
America's Mom II (Small Leticia, the artist's wife)

America's Mom II (Small Leticia, the artist's wife)

By Sedrick Huckaby

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Past Guggenheim Fellowship Award winners include Ansel Adams, Langston Hughes, Henry Kissinger, and Isamu Noguchi.

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist
Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist

By Americus Long

Located in Surfside, FL

Regular contributors to this short-lived publication included Arnold Kramer, Langston Hughes and Benjamin Brown. Long apparently served on the board of the Quarterly.

Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Ted Joans Jazz Surrealist Poet
Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Ted Joans Jazz Surrealist Poet

Vintage Print Silver Gelatin Signed Photograph Ted Joans Jazz Surrealist Poet

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

He continued to travel and maintained an active correspondence with a host of creative individuals, among them Langston Hughes, Michel Leiris, Aimé Césaire, Robert Creeley, Jayne Cor...

Category

1950s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

"Saturday Night" Local Genre, Figurative, Dance, Harlem Renaissance, Signed
"Saturday Night" Local Genre, Figurative, Dance, Harlem Renaissance, Signed

"Saturday Night" Local Genre, Figurative, Dance, Harlem Renaissance, Signed

By Charles Alston

Located in Detroit, MI

It was during his tenure there that he designed the cover for one of Duke Ellington's jazz albums, as well as book jackets for Langston Hughes and Eudora Welty. Alston enjoyed a succ...

Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Graphite

JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME
JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

By Faith Ringgold

Located in New York, NY

This work was influenced by the culture of Ringgold’s resident community of Harlem, New York; Duke Ellington and Langston Hughes lived around the corner, along with her childhood fri...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Permanent Marker, Screen

RECOLLECTION POND
RECOLLECTION POND

RECOLLECTION POND

By Romare Bearden

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Among his many friends, Bearden had close associations with such distinguished artists, intellectuals and musicians as James Baldwin, Stuart Davis, Duke Ellington, Langston Hughes, R...

Category

1970s American Modern Landscape Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR
POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR

POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR

Located in Portland, ME

Senghor, Leopold Sedar. POEMS OF LEOPOLD SEDAR SENGHOR with illustrations by Lois Maillou Jones. Limited Editions Club, NY, 1996. Number 88 of the edition of 300 copies signed by Seg...

Category

1990s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood
Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood

Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood

By Francks Deceus

Located in New York, NY

Francks Deceus's Harlem 125 is a 18 x 24 inches mixed media work . The medium is acrylic and silkscreen on paper. It depicts an African American couple standing at a street crossing,...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic

NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women
NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women

NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women

By Ernest Crichlow

Located in Union City, NJ

NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, social realist African-American artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). NEW DREAMS was printed from hand d...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, 1987, Black Family Portrait, Contemporary Collage
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, 1987, Black Family Portrait, Contemporary Collage

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, 1987, Black Family Portrait, Contemporary Collage

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. THE FAMILY is a ...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

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

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

BACKYARD by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph printed on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free using traditional hand lithography techn...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Bearden 'School Bell Time' Serigraph African American
Bearden 'School Bell Time' Serigraph African American

Bearden 'School Bell Time' Serigraph African American

By Romare Bearden

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This reproduction of Romare Bearden's School Bell Time has been officially approved and numbered by the Bearden Foundation, with the foundation's seal printed in the lower right-hand...

Category

1990s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Screen

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

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

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

AUTUMN OF THE ROOSTER is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American master artist and collagist Romare Bearden printed using traditional hand lithography meth...

Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Garden Romance Signed Lithograph, Collage of Black Couple in Flowers
Garden Romance Signed Lithograph, Collage of Black Couple in Flowers

Garden Romance Signed Lithograph, Collage of Black Couple in Flowers

By James Denmark

Located in Union City, NJ

GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using t...

Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

END OF THE DAY

Robert GwathmeyEND OF THE DAY

$3,500

H 16 in W 20 in

END OF THE DAY

By Robert Gwathmey

Located in Portland, ME

Gwathmey, Robert (American, 1903-1988). END OF THE DAY. Williams 4. Screenprint in colors, 1944. Edition size not known. Signed in ink, lower right, within the image. 12 1/4 x 14 ...

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1940s Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Union City, NJ

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned African American artist Jacob Lawrence, printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival A...

Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph 1979, Collage Portrait, Rural Landscape Scene
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph 1979, Collage Portrait, Rural Landscape Scene

THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph 1979, Collage Portrait, Rural Landscape Scene

By Romare Bearden

Located in Union City, NJ

THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed in 13 colors from hand drawn lithography plates using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...

Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence
The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence

The 1920’s, The Migrants Cast Their Ballots, by Jacob Lawrence

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Long Island City, NY

An original fine art print by Jacob Lawrence from the Kent Spirit of Independence Poster Portfolio, published in 1975 by Lorillard. The offset prints from this portfolio are unsigned...

Category

1970s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Offset

"Windows"
"Windows"

Jacob Lawrence"Windows", c. 1977

$743,750

H 19 in W 22 in

"Windows"

By Jacob Lawrence

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Jim's of Lambertville Fine Art Gallery is proud to present this work by Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000). Provenance: This painting is from the private collection of Gwen Lawrence, wid...

Category

1970s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Sunrise Is Coming After While
The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Sunrise Is Coming After While

The Negro Speaks of Rivers, Sunrise Is Coming After While

By Phoebe Beasley

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 14 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Bookmarks in the Pages of Life, 1998. Publishe...

Category

1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Rare Poster Edition Lithograph, Black Lawyers
THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Rare Poster Edition Lithograph, Black Lawyers

THE DOOR OF JUSTICE Rare Poster Edition Lithograph, Black Lawyers

By Elizabeth Catlett

Located in Union City, NJ

THE DOOR OF JUSTICE is a rare poster edition lithograph printed in seven colors using traditional hand lithography techniques (not a photo reproduction or digital print) on heavyweig...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mother to Son, Sunrise Is Coming After While
Mother to Son, Sunrise Is Coming After While

Mother to Son, Sunrise Is Coming After While

By Phoebe Beasley

Located in Southampton, NY

Silkscreen on vélin d’Arches paper. Paper Size: 14 x 11 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the folio, Bookmarks in the Pages of Life, 1998. Publishe...

Category

1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

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