February 27~ African-American visual artists

Mark Bradford (Born 1961), African-American painter and mixed-media collage artist
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/mark-bradford

Across 110th Street / 2008 / Mixed-media collage on canvas / 102”x144”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mickalene Thomas (Born 1971), African-American mixed-media artist, filmmaker, and curator
https://nmwa.org/explore/artist-profiles/mickalene-thomas

Tamika sur une Chaise Longue Avec Monet / 2012 / Rhinestones, acrylic, oil, and enamel on wood panel / 108”x144”

 

February 26~ African-American visual artists

Kerry James Marshall (Born 1955), African-American painter and printmaker
https://www.npr.org/2017/03/28/521683667/kerry-james-marshall-a-black-presence-in-the-art-world-is-not-negotiable

Untitled (Studio) / 2014 / Acrylic on PVC panels / 83 5/16”x119 1/4”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whitfield Lovell (Born 1959), African-American artist combining monochromatic portraits with found objects
https://www.smith.edu/artmuseum/On-View/Past-Exhibitions/Whitfield-Lovell/About-the-Artist

Still / 1999 / Charcoal on wood, found objects / 96”x68”x48”

February 24~ African-American visual artists

 

Barkley L. Hendricks (1945-2017)
African-American painter & photographer best known for his life-size realist portraits
http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/blogs/all-blogs/contemporary/2017/05/barkley-l-hendricks-footsteps-old-masters.html

Bahsir (Robert Gowens) / 1975 / Oil and acrylic on canvas, 83 1/2”x66”

 

 

 

 

 

Joyce J. Scott (Born 1948)
African-American sculptor, quilter, performance artist, and installation artist
https://hyperallergic.com/423894/i-was-an-artist-in-vitro-joyce-j-scott-and-her-darkly-beautiful-art/

“The Sneak” Necklace / 1989 / Beads and thread / 13 1/2”x11”x2 1/4”

February 21~ African-American visual artists


Roland L. Freeman (Born 1936)
African-American photographer, teacher, and documenter of Southern folk culture
http://www.mastersoftraditionalarts.org/artists/105

Bikers Take a Break / 1973, printed 1982 / Gelatin silver print / 11”x13 7/8”

Edythe (Edy) Boone (Born 1938)
African-American muralist, counselor, and art teacher
http://www.berkeleyside.com/2012/06/04/edythe-boone-a-life-spent-inspiring-others-captured-on-film/

Those We Remember / 1995 / Mural / Located in Balmy Alley, San Francisco, California

February 20~ African-American visual artists

Faith Ringgold (Born 1930), African-American visual artist, author, illustrator, and social activist
https://www.guggenheim.org/artwork/artist/faith-ringgold

Tar Beach 2 / 1990 / Multicolored screenprint on silk, printed cotton, synthetic moire / 66”x67”

Sam Gilliam (Born 1933), Innovative African-American painter, part of the Washington Color School
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/sam-gilliam-1811

10/27/69 / 1969 / Synthetic polymer paint on canvas / 140”x185”x16″

John Thomas Biggers~ Educator, Painter and Muralist

Twentieth century artist John Thomas Biggers was an educator, painter and muralist. His travels in Africa in the 1950s influenced the depiction of social and cultural themes in his work.
John Thomas Biggers was born in Gastonia, North Carolina in 1924. The youngest of seven children, Biggers enrolled in Hampton Institute where he initially studied plumbing. However, he found that his true love was art and soon changed his major.
http://www.blackpast.org/aaw/biggers-john-thomas-1924-2001#sthash.y5ZFuPZn.dpuf

Read more~
http://thejohnsoncollection.org/john-biggers/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_T._Biggers

February 18~ African-American visual artists

Charles W. White (1918-1979), African-American Social Realist painter, printmaker, and muralist
https://www.moma.org/artists/6339

Missouri C / 1972 / Etching / 19 13/16”x35 9/16″


Roy DeCarava (1919-2009),
African-American artist and photographer
https://www.arts.gov/honors/medals/roy-r-decarava

Lingerie / 1950 / Gelatin silver print / 11”x14”

February 17~ African-American visual artists


Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), African-American painter, printmaker, and academic

http://www.dcmooregallery.com/artists/jacob-lawrence

The Photographer / 1942 / Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on paper / 22 1/8”x30 1/2”


Robert H. McNeill (1917-2005)
African-American photographer who chronicled Black life in the U.S.
http://www.dchistory.org/robert-h-mcneill-1917-2005/

Make A Wish (Bronx Slave Market, 170th Street, New York) / 1938 / Gelatin silver print / 7 1/2”x9 5/8”

February 16~ African-American visual artists

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Ernest Crichlow (1914-2005), African-American painter, illustrator, and graphic artist
https://bit.ly/2XAXaJp

Shoe Shine / 1953 / Oil on Masonite / 16 1/16”x12 1/16”

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Hughie Lee-Smith (1915-1999),
African-American artist and educator
https://pffcollection.com/artists/hughie-lee-smith/

Untitled (Maypole) / c.1955 / Oil on Masonite /19”x13 1/2″

February 15~ African-American visual artists

Gordon Parks (1912-2006), African-American photographer, writer, composer and filmmaker
http://www.gordonparksfoundation.org/artist/biography

Department Store, Mobile, Alabama / 1956 / 20”x16” / Archival Pigment Print

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alarm / 1985 / Oil on linen / 52”x64”

Felrath Hines (1913-1993), African-American abstract painter and art conservator
https://www.felrathhines.com/bio/