February 10~ African-American visual artists

Selma Burke (1900-1995)
African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance
https://newsinteractive.post-gazette.com/thedigs/2014/04/21/sculptor-selma-burke/

Untitled (Woman and Child) / c.1950 / Painted red oak / 47 1/8”x12 3/4”x11 3/4”

 

 

Beauford Delaney (1901-1979)
African-American modernist painter
http://blackhistorynow.com/beauford-delaney/

Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald / 1968 / Oil on canvas / 24”x19.5”

February 9~ African-American visual artists

Alma Thomas (1891-1978), African-American avant-garde painter and educator
https://nmwa.org/art/artists/alma-woodsey-thomas/

Atmospheric Effects I / 1970 / Acrylic and pencil on paper / 22 1/8”x30 3/8”

Walter Ellison (1899–1977)
African-American painter and designer
https://www.chicagomodern.org/artists/walter-ellison

Train Station / 1935 / Oil on cardboard / 8”x14” in.

February 8~ African-American visual artists

Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (1890-1960)
Sculptor; first African-American to graduate from RISD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Elizabeth_Prophet

Untitled (Head) / c.1930 / Wood / Head without base: 12 1/2”x6 1/2”x7”

 

Beulah Woodard (1895-1955)
Early California African-American sculptor and painter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beulah_Woodard

Maudelle / 1937 / Ceramic bust / 12”x12”

February 7~ African-American visual artists

James Van Der Zee (1886-1983)
African-American photographer during the Harlem Renaissance
http://www.howardgreenberg.com/artists/james-van-der-zee

Evening Attire / 1922 / Gelatin silver print / 8”x10”

 

Sargent Johnson (1888-1967)
African-American sculptor in early 20th century San Francisco
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Sargent-Johnson

Forever Free / 1933 / Wood and paint / 36”x11 1/2”x9 1/2”

February 6~ African-American visual artists


Arthur Paul Bedou (1880?-1966), African-American photographer based out of New Orleans
http://www.creolegen.org/2013/07/01/the-photographer-arthur-paul-bedou-1880-1966/

Booker T. Washington on Horseback / 1915 / Gelatin silver print / 7 1/2”x9 9/16″

Clementine Hunter (c.1887–1988),  Self-taught African-American folk artist
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/clementine-hunter

Bringing Cotton to the Gin / Oil on artist’s board / 16”x24”

February 5~ African-American visual artists

Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), First African-American painter to gain international acclaim
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Ossawa-Tanner

The Annunciation / 1898 / Oil on canvas / 57”x71 1/4”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laura Wheeler Waring (1877-1948)
African-American artist, illustrator, and educator
http://tmlarts.com/laura-wheeler-waring/

Portrait of Alma Thomas / c.1945 / Oil on canvas / 30”x25 1/8”

February 4~ African-American visual artists

Edmonia Lewis (1844-1907)
Neoclassical African-American and Native American sculptor
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edmonia-Lewis

Hiawatha / 1868 / Marble / 13 3/4”x7 3/4”x5 1/2”

 

 

Bill Traylor (1853/54-1949)
African-American self-taught artist
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/bill-traylor-4852

Untitled (Radio) / 1939–42 / Opaque watercolor & pencil on printed advertising cardboard / 32 1/2”x24 1/2”

February 3~ African-American visual artists

Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901), African-American painter of landscapes and pastoral subjects
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/edward-mitchell-bannister-226

Scene along the Connecticut River, Westmoreland / c.1870 / Oil on canvas / 30”x20”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harriet Powers (1837-1910), African-American folk artist and quilt maker
https://www.civilwarwomenblog.com/harriet-powers/

Pictorial quilt / 1895–98 / Cotton plain weave, pieced, appliqued, embroidered, and quilted / 68 7/8”x105”

February 2~ African-American visual artists


Robert S. Duncanson (1821-1872),  Nineteenth century African-American painter
https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/beta/exhibit/NQJyYinFqXw_Lw

Landscape with Rainbow / 1859 / Oil on canvas / 30”x52 1/4”

 

James Presley “JP” Ball (1825-1904)
African-American photographer, abolitionist, and entrepreneur
https://danishimmigrants.weebly.com/montana.html

Three girls photographed in Helena, Montana

February 1~ African-American visual artists

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Prince Demah (c.1745 – March 1778)

African-American painter active in Boston in the late 1700s
https://outofthearchives.org/2015/01/10/prince-demah-portrait-painter

Portrait of William Duguid / 1773 / Oil on canvas / 20 3/4”x15 3/4”x1 1/8”

 

Joshua Johnson (c.1763-c.1824)
Biracial American painter
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/joshua-johnson-2479

Mrs. Abraham White, Jr., and Daughter Rose / 1808-09 / Oil on canvas / 30”x25 1/2”