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The Window Sill
By Stephen Scott Young
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
known for his luminous portraits of African Americans or native Bahamians. Nonetheless, Young’s
Category
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Hear Her Voice, Original Painting
By Nava Lundy
Located in San Francisco, CA
, portrait, impasto, layers, African American, figurative, expressive, womens rights , portrait, face, eyes
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Male Model
By Michael Wilson
Located in Waltham, MA
African American portraits. What I like about the pose is his expression that conveys his dignity and
Category
2010s Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,800
Young Woman With Black Hair
By Michael Wilson
Located in Waltham, MA
a time to focus on African American portraits. What I like about the pose is her beauty, her poise
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Strolling Before the Storm
By Michael Wilson
Located in Waltham, MA
on African American portraits. What attracted me to this pose was the colors of her blouse and skirt
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Untitled (African American Girls)
By Andrew Turner
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Realism
Subject: People
Medium: Oil
Surface: Canvas
Country: United States
Weight: 1.4 lbs.
Category
20th Century Portrait Paintings
Jamaica, carbon pencil drawing of an African American female singer
Located in Chicago, IL
of his drawings is to create a portrait of the individual, frozen in a moment in time, rather than an
Category
2010s Photorealist Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Carbon Pencil
Portrait of an African American Man
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original modern portrait by American artist James Vullo. In this portrait Vullo depicts a young
Category
1940s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a young African American woman
By Chuck Tingley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas by Chuck Tingley.
Chuck Tingley is one of four artists responsible for the monumental public art mural commissioned by the Albright Knox Art Gallery, entit...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Emma Lazarus
— African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
. Thurlow Evans Tibbs was a Washington D.C. gallerist, collector, and advocate for African American art
Category
1950s American Modern Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
Karen Shelby painting of Sapelo Island Midwife, Katie Hall Underwood
Located in San Francisco, CA
Karen Shelby African-American portrait, painting of Sapelo Island Midwife
Katie Hall Underwood
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
"Southern Gentleman" Unusal White Subject. Known for his African American
By William Aiken Walker
Located in San Antonio, TX
, African Americans, and dock scenes. The son of a prominent cotton agent, he was a true Southerner, born in
Category
1870s Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Powerful 1950s Portrait of an African American Woman
Located in Pasadena, CA
This portrait made at a time of great racial strife.
It has been framed at the time it was painted
Category
1950s Pointillist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Oil
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
Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 20.5 x 18 image 14.5 x 12
Heinz Hugo Erich Elsas, (German-Brazilian 1925-1994) later known as Harry Elsas. Muralist, writer, designer best known as a painter.
Born in 1925 in...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
1977 REALIST African American SHOE SHINER Portrait Painting BLM ARTIST
Located in New York, NY
Arnold J. Hurley is an African American artist born 1944
Images on paper and canvas have been part
Category
1970s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
THE FAMILY, Signed Lithograph, Multicolor Collage, African American Heritage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
effect depicting an African American family portrait of a mother, father, baby and younger sibling
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
"Faith Without Works is Dead" (2023) Graphite Drawing on Paper
Located in Denver, CO
. Stanley is the first African American to paint a gubernatorial portrait in the state of Virginia.
Stanley
Category
2010s Photorealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Mapplethorpe Z Portfolio, Dan S 1980 Male Nude Unique Gelatin Silver Print Photo
By Robert Mapplethorpe
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
with bold subject matter. The Z Portfolio features nude portraits of African-American men, reflecting
Category
1980s Modern Black and White Photography
Materials
Silver Gelatin
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Madrid, Madrid
figure, claiming his place in history and culture. By using the crown in portraits of African American
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
LED Light, Neon Light
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Madrid, Madrid
figure, claiming his place in history and culture. By using the crown in portraits of African American
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
LED Light, Neon Light
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Madrid, Madrid
figure, claiming his place in history and culture. By using the crown in portraits of African American
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
LED Light, Neon Light
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Madrid, Madrid
figure, claiming his place in history and culture. By using the crown in portraits of African American
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
LED Light, Neon Light
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Madrid, Madrid
figure, claiming his place in history and culture. By using the crown in portraits of African American
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
LED Light, Neon Light
Jean-Michel BASQUIAT - The Crown YP x JM Basquiat Design Neon LED Lamp
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Madrid, Madrid
figure, claiming his place in history and culture. By using the crown in portraits of African American
Category
2010s Pop Art More Art
Materials
LED Light, Neon Light
Atlantic City, New Jersey, African American Portrait Photography at the Beach
By James Van Der Zee
Located in New york, NY
), an African-American photographer best known for his portraits of black New Yorkers, was a leading
Category
1930s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper
Portrait of a Young African American Man
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
A fantastic modernist portrait by American artist James Vullo
Category
1930s American Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil, Wood
"Fancy" Female Portrait, Colors, African-American
By John Osler
Located in Detroit, MI
struck us about Osler's work is that it is almost entirely comprised of African Americans. We ask Osler
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Portrait of an African American Male
Located in Buffalo, NY
A rare unsigned realist portrait of a young African American man in a suit.
Category
19th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon
Large Format Polaroid Portraits African American Artist Dawoud Bey
By Dawoud Bey
Located in Surfside, FL
Birmingham Project" commemorates the six young African Americans killed in Birmingham, AL on September 15
Category
20th Century Contemporary Portrait Photography
Materials
Foam Board, Polaroid
The Blue Scarf
, 1960
s African American Oil, Study of a Black Woman, Phoenix
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An elegant and psychologically penetrating, American School portrait of a woman, shown in three
Category
1980s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1973 Haitian Mod Oil Painting Portrait of African American Woman Emilcar Simil
By Emilcar Similien (SIMIL)
Located in Surfside, FL
the United States to meet American artists and visit major museums. Simil was influenced by Art
Category
1970s Modern Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN.
Located in Portland, ME
Monogram TFL. PORTRAIT OF AN AFRICAN AMERICAN MAN. Charcoal on paper watermarked "Michallet
Category
Early 20th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal
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
THE LANTERN Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
lithography methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. THE LANTERN by the African
Category
1970s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban), Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Female Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
left. Intimate pencil drawn portrait of a young African American woman wearing a white crown-like
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban), Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Female Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
left. Intimate pencil drawn portrait of a young African American woman wearing a white crown-like
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban), Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Female Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
left. Intimate pencil drawn portrait of a young African American woman wearing a white crown-like
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban), Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Female Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
left. Intimate pencil drawn portrait of a young African American woman wearing a white crown-like
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban), Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Female Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
left. Intimate pencil drawn portrait of a young African American woman wearing a white crown-like
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN(Turban), Hand Drawn Lithograph, Black Female Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
left. Intimate pencil drawn portrait of a young African American woman wearing a white crown-like
Category
Early 2000s 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
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
YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut Black and White Portrait African American History
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
graphic statement by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett, created as a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
YOUNG DOUGLASS Signed Linocut Black and White Portrait African American History
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
. Impactful graphic statement by the African-American woman printmaker and sculptor, Elizabeth Catlett
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Linocut
NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph Young Black Girl Portrait, African American History
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, African-American
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph Young Black Girl Portrait, African American History
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, African-American
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
NEW DREAMS Signed Lithograph Young Black Girl Portrait, African American History
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, African-American
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women, Black Woman Face Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
ELIZABETH CATLETT
Candace - 10th Anniversary Celebration 1992, A Tribute to African American Women
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women, Black Woman Face Portrait
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
ELIZABETH CATLETT
Candace - 10th Anniversary Celebration 1992, A Tribute to African American Women
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Ragvaal
s Capture, Work on Paper by Contemporary African American Artist
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
collections, including the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC and The Harrison Museum of African
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Paper, Oil Crayon
Storm
s Coming — African American artist
By John Tarrell Scott
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, LA, January 28 - May 8, 2011. The Mckenna Museum of African-American Art in New Orleans hosted a
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Storm
s Coming #3 — African American artist
By John Tarrell Scott
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Rouge, LA, January 28 - May 8, 2011. The Mckenna Museum of African-American Art in New Orleans hosted a
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Storm
s Coming #2 — African American artist
By John Tarrell Scott
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, LA, January 28 - May 8, 2011. The Mckenna Museum of African-American Art in New Orleans hosted a
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
American Beauty - Belle Epoque Oil Painting Portrait of Glamorous Redhead
By Harry Roseland
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
poignant and compassionate scenes depicting the working lives of poor African-Americans but his early
Category
Early 20th Century Realist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS, Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS, Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
SWEETGRASS CARRIERS is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category
1990s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
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