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'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for artists, writers, dancers, and home of the oldest
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
forms a powerful link between black Americans and their African and Caribbean counterparts. The figure
Category
1990s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
Year
Category
1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Portrait of a young African American woman
By Chuck Tingley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by Chuck Tingley.
Chuck Tingley is one of four artists responsible for
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Modernist Portrait by African American Artist Charleston Wilson
Located in Larchmont, NY
period,Charleston Wilson also painted fine art to be sold. African-American artist Joseph Delaney created
Category
1970s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
H 25.25 in W 21.25 in D 1 in
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
original thinking and experimentation; her mother nourished her creativity and her intuitive skills
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Original "BOAC Africa 'unfolds the world' vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original BOAC Africa, unfolds the world vintage travel poster.
Archivally linen backed in fine
Category
Late 20th Century American Realist Animal Prints
Materials
Offset
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
Canvas, Oil
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
original thinking and experimentation; her mother nourished her creativity and her intuitive skills
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
original thinking and experimentation; her mother nourished her creativity and her intuitive skills
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
original thinking and experimentation; her mother nourished her creativity and her intuitive skills
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
original thinking and experimentation; her mother nourished her creativity and her intuitive skills
Category
20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography
Materials
Color
African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue
Category
1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Acrylic
Original "The World Holland American Cruises" original vintage travel poster
By David Klein
Located in Spokane, WA
Original poster: THE WORLD OF HOLLAND AMERICAN CRUISES. Artistic: David Klein.
Rare original
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
H 38 in W 25 in D 0.05 in
African American Woman artist Mailou Jones Cezannian Cote d'Azur cubist village
Located in Norwich, GB
If you are interested in African American Art and in Women in the Arts, I will certainly not need
Category
Mid-19th Century American Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper
H 29.93 in W 25.79 in D 1.19 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
Fashion Show, Brooklyn, New York, African American Life 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
as a Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
SHOUT Signed Lithograph, Drawing, Black Church, African American Culture
By Samella Lewis
Located in Union City, NJ
SHOUT by the African American woman artist Samella Lewis, is an original hand drawn lithograph
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Original "The Adventures of Captain Africa #3" vintage movie poster 1955
Located in Spokane, WA
Original. The Adventures of Captain Africa #3 vintage movie poster. Linen-backed and ready to
Category
1950s American Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
H 40 in W 26.75 in D 0.05 in
'Elephant' original African Shona stone sculpture Zimbabwe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
the mountains and river valleys of the Americas and the arid plains of Africa. There is a manmade
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stone
H 4.5 in W 3.87 in D 1.63 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
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from the East
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban), Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Female Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the renowned
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Woman on Bus, Washington Protest, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944
Images on paper and canvas have been part
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
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
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
Magnum photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...
Original South Africa Place in the Sun mid-century vintage travel poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original South Africa a Place in the Sun vintage travel poster. Linen-backed and ready to frame
Category
1950s American Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset
H 38 in W 24 in D 0.05 in
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
American artist William Tolliver (b.1951-2000) in 1987. GOING TO CHURCH is an original hand drawn
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
African American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) oil painting, portrait
Located in Framingham, MA
, titled "Sun and Shade".
Signed in the lower-left corner by Listed African-American Artist Charles
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 23.5 in W 19.5 in D 2 in
Beauty Contest, Harlem, Black and White Photography of African American Fashion
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
in White America, page 106.
Predating Fashion Week the photograph punctuates African Americans
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Indian Chief by African American artist Bai, Contemporary Work on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x 22in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
H 30 in W 22 in D 0.25 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
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Black and White Photograph African American Children 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Muscle Boy, Harlem, Black and White Photography 1960s African American Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Black and White, Digital Pigment, Photographic Film, Arc...
Women on Horseback, Acrylic on Canvas by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
African-American artist Bai.
"Colour becomes symbols I use to reflect emotional stages that humans
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
H 43 in W 53 in D 1.5 in
Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier in Europe And Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
an African-American soldier in Berlin is from Freed's seminal book Black in White America (p. 6). For
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut, Black Portrait Head African American Civil Rights
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
.
YOUNG DOUGLASS is an impactful graphic statement by the renowned African-American and Mexican woman
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African American Life New York City 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
The image capturing African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s, Mr. Harlem, 1963 by Leonard Freed
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Southern State, Black and White Civil Rights Photography African Americans 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
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
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Tomorrow is Today, Abstract Acrylic Painting by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen
H 17 in W 15.75 in D 0.5 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
Fashion Show, Harlem NY, Black and White Photograph African American Life 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
fashion back in the day when African Americans in Harlem enjoyed long necklaces, glamorous gowns, and
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Harlem, Photograph of African American Everyday Life in New York City 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, Washington, D.C., and throughout the South, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
Mr. Harlem, Photograph of African-American Body Builder, New York City 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
The image of a body builder from the 1960s captures African-American life in Harlem in the 1960s
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Archival Pigment, Photographic Film
Sexy Gag Cartoon E. Simms Campbell first African American Cartoonist - Black Art
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
Elmer Simms Campbell was a brilliant illustrator and cartoon artist and was also the first African
Category
1940s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Board, Casein
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, NYC, Black and White Photo 1960s African American Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Photographic Film, Silver Gelatin
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
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, New York, Black and White Photo African American Children
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film
Jobs for Fighters original post World War 1 vintage American poster
By Gordon Grant
Located in Spokane, WA
Jobs for Fighters. Original post World War 1 vintage poster, linen backed. Artist: Gordon
Category
1810s American Realist Landscape Prints
Materials
Lithograph
H 24.75 in W 15 in D 0.1 in
The Black Indian Chief by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
The Black Indian Chief, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Muscle Boy, New York City, African American Children in Harlem 1960s, Limited Ed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...
Two Men and a Horse by African American Artist Bai, Contemporary Art on Paper
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Two Men and a Horse, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
Zebra Mare and Foal. African Wildlife Scene.Safari.Animal. Original Oil Painting
By Douglas Van Howd
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
for sale; this original oil painting is by the American artist Douglas Van Howd.
The painting is
Category
Late 20th Century Naturalistic Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Things You find in the Village with Red Puffer Fish, African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board, Ballpoint Pen
"America's Nightmares, " Original Pastel Drawing signed by Della Wells
By Della Wells
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"America's Nightmares" is an original pastel drawing on paper by Della Wells. The artist signed the
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pastel, Paper
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