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America del Sur and Africa, Diptych. From the Cartographies series
By Ana Seggiaro
Located in Miami Beach, FL
In the mid-2000s, Ana Seggiaro made her first small-scale collage works on paper. Starting from pages of books, maps, and scores, she carries out the first series intervened through ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Thread
African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-The Seers Realm
By Addison Jones
Located in Delaware , OH
African American Portrait, Portrait Photography, Portrait Prints-Seers Realm
ABOUT THIS PIECE
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Rag Paper, Color
"Alone", Contemporary Self Portrait of Artist in Oil and Paper Collage
By Eustace Mamba
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Foundation Collection of African American Art, and the Museum at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Textile, Paint, Mixed Media, Canvas, Oil, Archival Paper
African American Artist Charles Bohannah (1910- 1985) oil painting, portrait
Located in Palm Coast, FL
, titled "Sun and Shade".
Signed in the lower-left corner by Listed African-American Artist Charles
Category
1960s Impressionist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Free Association II: abstract surreal landscape painting w/ flowers, blue ocean
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Free Association I: abstract surreal landscape painting w/ flowers
blue ocean
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
work is held in the Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania
Category
1990s Surrealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Panel
Nude Playboy Cartoon, First African American Illustrator Elmer Simms Campbell
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
E. Simms Campbell was the first and top black commercial artist in the USA for decades.
In "Grandma," we see a deeply conceptual work, with the blank canvas as the main point of the...
Category
1960s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
Street Champion - Black and white, children playing in front of house
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
been included in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Large Painting Photo Collage Martin Luther King African American Civil Rights
Located in Surfside, FL
group of African-American girls killed in a racially motivated church bombing in Alabama nearly 50 years
Category
1990s Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic Paper
Berlin, Germany, African-American Soldier, Civil Rights, Iconic Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
an African-American soldier in Berlin is from Freed's seminal book Black in White America (p. 6). For
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002)
Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
Year
Category
1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
$1,996 Sale Price
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African American jazz composer, conductor, and musician David Baker, signed
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph of African American jazz composer, conductor, and
Category
1990s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
$1,200 Sale Price
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Flipping Boy, 4th Ward, Houston, TX by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1983
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
New York, Brooklyn, African American Lifestyle 1960s, Fashion Show
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York City police department
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Santa Claus Sexy Playboy Cartoon First African American Illustrator, Elmer Simms
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
Santa has a quickie with Mom.
Elmer Simms Campbell was the first African American Illustrator to
Category
1960s Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Illustration Board, Pencil
Street Champion, 4th Ward, Houston, TX - Children, Kids, House, Black Artist
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Union City, NJ
African-American artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). NEW DREAMS was printed from hand drawn plates using
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Feeling the Spirit by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1987, Silver Gelatin Print
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Head Close Cut by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1990, Gelatin Silver Print
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
Category
1990s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
African American Abstract Expressionist Etching Aquatint "Anatomy of Aphrodite"
By Warrington Colescott
Located in Portland, OR
An important abstract expressionist color aquatint etching by the celebrated African American
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Chichen" after "Jaguar Eating Heart" Temple of the Eagles Walter Henry Williams
Located in Soquel, CA
American Art Museum
David C. Driskell Center
The Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art
Category
1960s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Acrylic, Rice Paper
Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
19" inches sheet, framed 20.25" x 26" inches.
This one is African American kids in a park at the
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
SCHOMBURG LIBRARY 1986 Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Union City, NJ
drew great inspiration from West African and Meso-American art. For his compositions, Lawrence found
Category
1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Collage Painting African American Kids, Bicycle NY
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
, 15" x 22" sheet, framed 23.5" x 30.5" .African American kids in a park. Done in a manner that recalls
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker
Flipping Boy, 4th Ward, Houston, TX by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., 1983
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Abstract Acrylic Mix Media Painting Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956),
"Both Sides"
1998,
acrylic and mixed media painting on paper
Category
1990s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Acrylic Mix Media Painting Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
of Afro-American Artists, Roxbury, MA, Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art, and University of
Category
1990s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
The Known Soldier: abstract painting w/ found objects, photographs, Black figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Southern Breezes: abstract painting w/ found objects, photographs, Black figures
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Same Tune, Different Drummer: abstract painting w/ found objects, military items
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Philadelphia art world. Much of his work relates to his experiences as a Black African American man. He is a
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Birth of the Blues: abstract collage painting w/ found objects, Jazz music image
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022.
"Most of my works are supported by memories
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
GERTRUDE Hand Drawn Lithograph, Young Black Girl Portrait, Sunflower
By Samella Lewis
Located in Union City, NJ
, administrator, editor, filmmaker and collector and is renowned for her contributions to African American art and
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
$5,200 Sale Price
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Spring Break Morning Study #1 - Acrylic on Canvas. Red, Yellow, and Blue
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
International Revue of African-American Art and The Village Voice and included in "100 New York Painters "by
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Abstract Print African American Female Artist Wilhelmina Godfrey "Yesterday"
By Wilhelmina McAlpin Godfrey
Located in Buffalo, NY
School, attended the Art Institute of Buffalo, and studied at the School for American Craftsmen at the
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Words to the Wise
, African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed on palette, lower right, 'John Diallo Jones' (American, 20th century) and dated 1992.
A
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Black Panther Trials - Civil Rights Movement Police Violence African American
Located in Miami, FL
The Black Panther Trials - In this historically significant work, African American Artist Vicent D
Category
1970s American Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Pen, Pencil, Paper
Nude. African American Woman exhibited piece 1942 University of Iowa exhibited
By Coreen Mary Spellman
Located in San Antonio, TX
; National Exhibition of American Art,
Rockefeller Center, New York; Greater Texas and PanAmerican
Category
1940s Impressionist Nude Paintings
Materials
Oil
Abstract Drypoint Etching Cheryl Warrick African American Woman Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Cheryl Warrick (American, b. 1956),
"Peace Makes Plenty"
Color etching, soft ground, white ground
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching
Harlem Beauty Contest, African American Fashion, Black and White Photograph
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
in White America, page 106. Predating Fashion Week the photograph punctuates African Americans
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Black Power Pendant - Civil Rights Movement - African American
Located in Miami, FL
For those who remember the late 1960s, viewing this painting is as much a work of art as it is a
Category
1960s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pen, Pencil
The Sight: photograph by Black African American artist, girl w/ gold
cotton
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
the lives of Africans brought to the Americas.The research centers on their material culture
Category
2010s Abstract Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
African American Dancer/Founder Donald McKayle leading his company in class
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
, the Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Smithsonian Archives of American Art
Category
1960s Pop Art Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
MORNING Signed Lithograph, Interior Scene Black Women, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. MORNING by the African American master
Category
1970s Contemporary Interior Prints
Materials
Lithograph
African American Large Vintage Color Photograph Dandy C Print Photo Ike Ude
By Iké Udé
Located in Surfside, FL
, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art.
Iké
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
African American Large Vintage Color Photograph Dandy C Print Photo Ike Ude
By Iké Udé
Located in Surfside, FL
, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art.
Iké
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
African American Large Vintage Color Photograph Dandy C Print Photo Ike Ude
By Iké Udé
Located in Surfside, FL
, artist/spectator, African/post-nationalist, mainstream/marginal, individual/everyman and fashion/art.
Iké
Category
1990s Conceptual Color Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color
Two Men and a Horse, Painting on Paper, African American Artist, Basquiat Vibes
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Two Men and a Horse, 2024 by contemporary African American artist Bai (Carl Karni-Bain), is a 30 x
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Mixed Media, Oil Pastel, Rag Paper, Ballpoint Pen
New York City, Harlem, Photograph of African American Life 1950s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, Washington, D.C., and throughout the South, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the
Category
1950s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
Civil Rights Photography, African Americans 1960s, Southern State, Leonard Freed
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68, 1973), and the New York
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
All the While: cinematic photograph, interior w/ Black African American woman
By Nadine Rovner
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nadine Rovner orchestrates lush cinematic scenes, exploring a visual world of heightened tension, anticipation, anxiety, longing and desire. These carefully staged, richly textured e...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet
Woman Protestor, March on Washington, African-American Civil Rights Photography
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
, capturing the daily life of African-Americans. Documenting the 1960s Civil Rights Movement from the East
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
"Pink Hair" - Textured African Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Portrait Art
Located in Carmel, CA
African culture, beauty, and lifestyle. Currently residing in Nigeria, Chikezie is a member of art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
African-American Civil Rights Photography, Washington Protest, Woman on Bus
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
photographer Freed traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
June 19th by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights
Category
1980s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Original 1950 travel poster Cyprien Fabre Europe, Africa, and the America
Located in PARIS, FR
became a key player in maritime passenger and cargo transport between Europe, Africa, and the Americas
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
Dad Taught Me to Be Brave, No. 3
By Darius Steward
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Exhibited:
Occupying A Space, Swope Art Museum, January 18-March 3, 2019
African American Art at the David
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Fire Hydrant, Harlem, Portrait Photography of African American Children 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
traveled widely abroad and, in the US, photographing African Americans (1964-65), events in Israel (1967-68
Category
1960s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pi...
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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of african american art for your needs in our varied inventory. You can easily find an example made in the Modern style, while we also have 26 Modern versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of african american art from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right choice in our collection of african american art for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, brown, beige and blue. Finding an appealing object in our assortment of african american art — no matter the origin — is easy, but Leonard Freed, Bernard Harmon, Jonathan Green, Romare Bearden and Elizabeth Catlett each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paint, lithograph and oil paint, these artworks are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
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- 1stDibs ExpertMarch 31, 2023One of the key characteristics of African art is that it tends to emphasize emotion over realism, so pieces often don't closely resemble their animal or human subjects. In addition, traditional African artists tend to work in three-dimensional formats like sculptures rather than painting or drawing. Also, many pieces have a spiritual meaning to the creators and their cultures. On 1stDibs, shop a range of African art from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Some famous African-American artists include Horace Pippin, Augusta Savage, Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Aaron Douglas, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kerry James Marshall, Theaster Gates, Sam Gillam, Kara Walker and Kehinde Wiley. Shop a variety of African-American art from some of the world’s top galleries on 1stDibs.
- What is African American quilting?2 Answers1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022African American quilting has roots in history during slavery and was a way for African American women to bond. The quilts themselves tell stories of history, teach lessons and are beacons of hope. Shop a collection of African American quilts from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The history of African-American quilting stretches back almost as far as the beginning of the United States itself. The craft began with slave women quilting on plantations and after emancipation, the tradition of quilting continued. Today, there are many African American quilters who are inspired by a number of different quilting traditions. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of African-American quilts from some of the world’s top sellers.
- What is African art?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021African art is painting, sculptures, masks or installations that originate from the African continent. Masquerade, metalwork, sculpture, architecture, fiber art and dance are particularly popular artistic expressions in Africa. Many of these art forms are defined by expressive individualism, an emphasis on the human figure and visual abstraction.
- What is African art called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021African art is simply called African art. Sculpture, pottery, painting, rock art and other works of visual art native to Africa all fall under the umbrella of African art (performance art that originates in Africa will also be called African art). On 1stDibs, there is an exquisite range of African art to choose from.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023Traditional African wooden art is a term that describes pieces made by artists in Africa using techniques that have been passed down through generations. Examples include masks, figurines and sculptures depicting human and animal figures. Find a collection of traditional African art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Carved African wood figurines were typically spiritual in nature and were primarily in human form. The wood figurines were carved using ebony, teak, mahogany and iron wood. On 1stDibs, find a collection of authentic African wood figurines from some of the world’s top sellers.