Tag Archives: Sculptor

February 13~ African-American visual artists

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Norman Lewis (1909-1979), African-American painter, scholar, and teacher
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/norman-lewis-2921

Evening Rendezvous / 1962 / Oil on linen / 50 1/4”x64 1/4”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Henry Wilmer “Mike” Bannarn
(1910-1965)
African-American sculptor, figurist, and character artist
https://www.nga.gov/features/exhibitions/outliers-and-american-vanguard-artist-biographies/henry-bannarn.html

Cleota Collins / 1932 / Plaster, pigment / 17 5/16”x8 3/4”x7 1/4”

February 11~ African-American visual artists

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Richmond Barthé (1901-1989)
African-American sculptor with many notable public works
http://thejohnsoncollection.org/richmond-barthe/

Head of a Woman / date? / Bronze / 15”x9x8 1/2”

 

 

 

William H. Johnson (1901-1970)
African-American expressionist painter and printmaker
https://americanart.si.edu/artist/william-h-johnson-2486

Training for War / c.1941 / Screenprint and pochoir with hand additions / 11 7/16”x17 3/8″

February 10~ African-American visual artists

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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 8~ African-American visual artists

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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

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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 4~ African-American visual artists

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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”

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/31~

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What artist is perhaps best known for the two bronze lions that mark the entrance to the Art Institute of Chicago Building?

In 2000, the AIA recognized one of which architect’s buildings as the fourth most significant structure of the twentieth century?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/01/31/january-31/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/26~

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What 18th century French artist made his reputation with his acclaimed marble sculpture of Mercury, now in the Louvre?

What Pulitzer Prize-winning Village Voice satirical cartoonist went on to author books, plays, revues, and screenplays?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/01/26/january-26/

Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/21~

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What artist progressed from a freelance illustrator of ornithological books to establishing wildlife art as a genre?

What artist created a tall topiary sculpture of a West Highland White Terrier puppy comprised of soil and living flowers?

Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/01/21/january-21/