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- Edmonia Lewis. Mary Edmonia Lewis. July 4, 1844 (Greenbush, New York) Died. September 17, 1907 (London, UK) Notable Works. The Death of Cleopatra.
- Henry Ossawa Tanner. June 21, 1859 (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Died. May 25, 1937 (Paris, France) Notable Works. The Banjo Lesson.
- Horace Pippin. February 22, 1888 (West Chester, Pennsylvania) Died. July 6, 1946 (West Chester, Pennsylvania) Notable Works.
- Augusta Savage. Augusta Christine Savage. February 29, 1892 (Green Cove Springs, Florida) Died. March 27, 1962 (New York City, New York) Notable Works.
The works of American artists Glenn Ligon and Dread Scott reference signs that Black sanitation workers in Memphis carried while on strike in 1968. Ligon’s 1988 painting harnesses the power of the text from those signs: "I AM A MAN.” (The words are a variant of “I am an invisible man,” the first line of prologue in Ralph Ellison’s book Invisible Man.) Ligon changed the structure ...
Witness the enduring mark Black artists have made on American art through more than two centuries of Black art in our collection — from 19th century painters Joshua Johnson and Robert Seldon Duncanson to modern and contemporary artists Faith Ringgold , Alma Thomas , Romare Bearden , Kara Walker, and more. On this page: Selected Works ...
Discover the contributions of Black artists to American art history and culture through self-portraits and other works in the Smithsonian's collections. See examples of paintings, sculptures, and prints by artists such as Alma Thomas, William H. Johnson, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and more.
Mar 19, 2020 · Kerry Washington on Beyoncé, Ta-Nehisi Coates on Kendrick Lamar, Oprah Winfrey on Toni Morrison, Issa Rae on ‘Scandal,’ and 31 other prominent black artists on the work that inspires them most....
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Lauren du Plessis. @lauren.duplessis. Follow. Art. 10 Black Artists Who Changed Art History. Facebook Twitter Pinterest. From pastoral landscapes to protest art, discover the work of ten pioneering black American artists and their history. Art tends to have two effects on us when we view it.
Explore the collection of works by African American artists in various media and styles at SAAM. See portraits, sculptures, photographs, and more that reflect the themes and history of the African American experience.
