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Untitled (African American Quilt 2)
By Mae Engron
Located in Culver City, CA
Mae Engron invokes African American quilting traditions in this oil painting on canvas. Painted in
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Chester Williams, Black Artist, Abstract Bronze, Wood African American Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Foster Tanner Music Building, and a statue of Florida’s first African American secretary of state at the
Category

20th Century Abstract Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956), "By Ones By Twos" Acrylic mixed media on panel, 1999, Hand
Category

1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

Making a Mojo Large Abstract Oil Painting African American Woman Artist
By Deborah Dancy
Located in Surfside, FL
Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tenn. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Mo
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Waiting For A Better Day, Large Abstract Painting by African American Artist
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
ballpoint pen painting (42" x 54") on canvas by African-American artist Bai. It is signed on recto (front
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas, Ballpoint Pen

Abstraction II — African American artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Modern Art
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Original Charles McGill Painting Black Gold African American Artist Imposto Rare
By Charles McGill
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by African American contemporary artist Charles McGill called
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Abstraction I — African American artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum
Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

The Gathering of Spirits with Two Hummingbirds by African American Artist
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
, including the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen, Board

Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has taught art at
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Grandfather s Watch: African American painting collage, figures photographs
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel, Masonite, Oil

Motif, Gold Abstract African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
the "When the Spirit Moves: African American Dance in History and Art" exhibit. This fine artist has
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Expressionist Painting with Portrait of an African American Person
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
African American person. The primary colors are very bright yellow and green, and brown. The canvas has a
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Harold A. and Ann R. Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art. Includes works by Benny
Category

1980s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Laid Paper, Mixed Media

Rare Abstract Painting African American Outside Artist
By Americus Long
Located in Surfside, FL
Not much is known about African-American “Outsider Art” painter Americus Long. Long was self
Category

1940s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Abstract, Charcoal and Rose , African-American Woman Artist, Oakland Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
large mid-century, American Abstract oil comprising overlaid and adjacent biomorphic forms in delicately
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1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique African American Cubist Abstract Modern Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school cubist mid century modern abstract oil painting. Oil on canvas, circa 1950
Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tomorrow Will Always Come, Abstract Painting by African American Artist
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 Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

Abstract Mixed Media Painting African American Woman Artist Cheryl Warrick
Located in Surfside, FL
National Center of Afro-American Artists, Roxbury, MA, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, and
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

Portrait of an African-American Man
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Edwin Kosarek (b.1929). Portrait, 1951. Oil on masonite panel, 20 x 24 inches; 25 x 29 inches in period frame. Signed and dated on verso. Edwin Kosarek Born: 1929 Studied: The Ci...
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Making a Mojo Large Abstract Oil Painting African American Woman Artist
By Deborah Dancy
Located in Surfside, FL
Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, Tenn. Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Mo
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ladies Auxiliary of Shiloh AME (African-American church)
By Earl Hill
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Collection of African-American Art Educators Guide Education M.A. E.d. College of the City of New York, NY
Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

The Owl (abstract African-American artist)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Mus. Sch. & Univ. Penn., 1939-41; Tyler Sch. Art, Temple Univ., 1945-48; Acad. Julian, Paris, France
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

African Idol — 1930s American Modernism
By Robert Vale Faro
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, untitled (African Idol), serigraph, c. 1940, edition 6. Signed in pencil. A fine
Category

1940s American Modern Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

"Takin A Chance On Luv" Pigment Print, African American Feminist Art
By Betye Saar
Located in Surfside, FL
highly political Feminist art, as she challenged negative racist ideas about African-Americans
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Pigment

Sanford Biggers African American Geometric Abstraction signed silkscreen Framed
By Sanford Biggers
Located in New York, NY
Biography African American Conceptual artist Sanford Biggers (b. 1970; Los Angeles, CA) examines the
Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Sweetheart, collectible lt ed beach towel/wall hanging African American art star
By Glenn Ligon
Located in New York, NY
Glenn Ligon Sweetheart, ca. 2015 Silkscreen on 100% Large Beach Towel Artists authorized printed signature on the attached tag Unnumbered 60 × 70 inches Unframed Brand new, excellen...
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Mixed Media, Screen

Abstract Expressionist African American Nude Figurative
By Molly E. Brubaker
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous abstract expressionist black woman posing with the Sun as an abstract background by listed
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Evening Thoughts, Original Lithograph, Abstract Portrait, African American Art
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Union City, NJ
realist African-American artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). Printed from hand drawn plates using
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Beyond the Blues: African American abstract collage painting w/ figures, flowers
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. His work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Photography

Materials

Acrylic, Foam Board, Magazine Paper, Newsprint

"Man With Saxophone" Abstract, Figurative, Colorful, Musician, African American
By William Tolliver
Located in Detroit, MI
The purpose of art, in Tolliver’s opinion, was to “increase human happiness.” “Man with a Saxaphone
Category

Late 20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

TENOR SERMON Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
TENOR SERMON is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare
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1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

TENOR SERMON Signed Lithograph, Abstract Jazz Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
TENOR SERMON is a limited edition color lithograph by the renowned African American artist Romare
Category

1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Passage Series #15, Mixed Media Collage Painting African American Artist
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum and The Museum of African American Art.
Category

20th Century Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

3D shaped painting / wall sculpture of African mask by Haitian-American artist
By Claes Gabriel
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Collection of African American Art, Art in Embassies collection, the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, MD and
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Large Photograph George (Seeing in the Dark Series) Van Dyke Brown Photo Print
By Rashid Johnson
Located in Surfside, FL
African American Experience as Abstract Art. The subject matter was a series of stereotypical African
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

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