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African American Girl with jump Rope, Realist Painting Folk Art Outsider
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
, these vignettes of experience will help to provide insight into some African American lifestyles and
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

African Polychrome Seagrass and Silk Woven Basket
By Native American Art
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
African polychrome seagrass and silk woven basket. Beautiful round shape with geometric designs
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Mid-20th Century African Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silk, Seagrass

Campesino Mexicano — African American artist
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
what matters most to her -- the lives of everyday people, the heroines, and heroes of African American
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Linocut

The People (Urban African-American Afrofuturism Landscape)
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
focus on African themes, and African American figures populated his work almost exclusively. In spite
Category

1970s American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Watercolor, Archival Paper

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
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1960s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of an African American Man
By James Vullo
Located in Buffalo, NY
African American man in the foreground with fantastic industrial elements in the background. This piece
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1940s Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Abstraction I — African American artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
collections, including the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum
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1950s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Bearden- Carolina Shout Vintage African American
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Shout captures the vibrant energy and cultural significance of African American life, particularly the
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Offset

Brothers: Black artist painting of urban city figures w/ abstract African masks
By Charles Searles
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
, Philadelphia, PA Petrucci Family Foundation Collection of African American Art, Asbury, NJ Montclair Art Museum
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Late 20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Steinhardt Woodcut Marian Anderson Signed African American, Israeli Bezalel Art
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
voices) of all time. She was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the
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1950s Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Woodcut

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play. Paul Zimmerman
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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 in a rich gilt frame which contrast her strong but saddened face. Artist painted it...
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1950s Pointillist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Plaster, Oil

Social Realist Street Scene of Youth at Play (African American)
By Paul Zimmerman
Located in Surfside, FL
this urban street scene sensitively captures a group of African American kids at play. Paul Zimmerman
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Rare Lynching Painting WPA artist Social Justice African American Americana
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
wooded area. Arthur Smith is a listed American painter most famous for his paintings of sporting scenes
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Prophet, 3rd Ward, Houston
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

African American Concentric Squares Work Clothes Quilt
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Very bold African American Concentric Squares Work Clothes Quilt. Made from discarded work shirts
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1940s American Vintage African American Art

Color Rock Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Color

Color Rock Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Color

Color Rock Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Color

Color Rock Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Color

Color Rock Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
/inventor and an English art dealer, she grew up in an international environment. Her father encouraged
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Color

C Print Color Photo Mississippi Juke Joint Photograph African American Americana
By Birney Imes
Located in Surfside, FL
Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City, the Center for Creative Photography
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1980s American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print

Expressionist African American Woman Portrait German Brazilian Harry Elsas
Located in Surfside, FL
. Understanding the struggles of the poor, he opened up a free art school for 3 years. After the school closed in
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20th Century Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

“Tidings (Carolina Memories), 1970-72” by Romare Bearden, African American
By Romare Bearden
Located in Yardley, PA
elements of African American life. The two central figures, rendered in Bearden’s iconic cut-paper style
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Offset, Screen, Stencil

1978 After Martha Diamond Paintings African American Lithograph
By Martha Diamond
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 31 x 23 inches ( 78.74 x 58.42 cm ) Image Size: 31 x 23 inches ( 78.74 x 58.42 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional Det...
Category

1970s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

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
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20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Mid-20th Century African American Hand-Stitched Southern Quilt
Located in Barrington, IL
, vintage American quilt, repurposed fabric quilt, African American folk art, interior design textile, home
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage African American Art

Materials

Cotton

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
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1970s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil

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
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Canvas

“A Still Life” by Alvin Hollingsworth
By Alvin Hollingsworth
Located in Sheffield, MA
Bearden & Harry Henderson, A History of African-American Art (1993); Elsa Honig Fine, The Afro-American
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1960s American Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1966 After Catherine Folatre Boucherie Chevaline African American Multicolor
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 27.75 x 19.5 inches ( 70.485 x 49.53 cm ) Image Size: 19.75 x 19.5 inches ( 50.165 x 49.53 cm ) Framed: No Condition: C: Several Signs of use and handling, some visibl...
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1960s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen

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
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Photographic 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
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting Drawing African American Kids in Park
By Loren Munk
Located in Surfside, FL
, framed 20.25" x 26" inches. This one is African American kids in a park at the water fountain. Titled
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Paint

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
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

"Going to America" African Slave Ship by Black folk artist F.L. Doc Spellmon
By Doc Spellmon
Located in San Antonio, TX
African-American Life and Culture - Dallas, Texas. 1996. In: Art in America (July 1996). Brief review of
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1960s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Mixed Media, 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
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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
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1990s Conceptual Vintage African American Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Color, C Print

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
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1990s Conceptual Vintage African American Art

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 Vintage African American Art

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, C Print, Color

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
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

1995 After Romare Bearden Eastern Barn African American USA Offset Lithograph
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 24 x 24 inches ( 60.96 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 21.75 x 18 inches ( 55.245 x 45.72 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Addition...
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1990s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Offset

1991 Ty Wilson Revelations African American Pastel, Brown, Blue USA Offset
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 36 x 24 inches ( 91.44 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 35 x 23 inches ( 88.9 x 58.42 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Shipping and...
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1990s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Offset

1987 After Romare Bearden Evening of the Gray Cat African American
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 24.25 x 36 inches ( 61.595 x 91.44 cm ) Image Size: 24.25 x 36 inches ( 61.595 x 91.44 cm ) Framed: No Condition: D: Heavy signs of wear, Torn, Damaged. SOLD AS IS. Pr...
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1980s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Offset

Motif, Orange Blue, 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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

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
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Motif (Purple), African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut or 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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

Fire Hydrant, New York, African American Children Playing in Harlem Streets
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
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1960s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Digital, Archival Pigme...

1989 Ty Wilson Rock Around the Clock African American Pastel, Green, Pink USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 36 x 24 inches ( 91.44 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 36 x 24 inches ( 91.44 x 60.96 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age S...
Category

1980s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen

1989 Ty Wilson At the Hop African American Black White, Pink, Pastel USA
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 36 x 24 inches ( 91.44 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 36 x 24 inches ( 91.44 x 60.96 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Shipping an...
Category

1980s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen

Large Wood Carved African American Man Folk Art Bust
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Nicely carved form of an African American Gentleman--likely a sharecropper. Simple, yet very well
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20th Century American Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Gesso

Cuban Artist Pastel Drawing African American Emilio Cruz Bonnie Clyde Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Museum in Harlem; the Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Museum of African American History and
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

I Am Black, I Am Black, I Am Dangerously Black — African-American artist
By Camille Billops
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
ARTIST: Camille Josephine Billops (1933-2019) was an award-winning African-American visual artist
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

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Vintage African American Art For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate piece of vintage african american art for your needs in our varied inventory. In our selection of items, you can find Contemporary examples as well as a Modern version. If you’re looking for an item from our selection of vintage 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 20th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. If you’re looking to add a choice in our collection of vintage african american art to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, brown, gray, blue and more. There have been many interesting object in our assortment of vintage african american art examples over the years, but those made by Bernard Harmon, Leonard Freed, Jonathan Green, Romare Bearden and Andrew Turner are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and lithograph — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Vintage African American Art?

A piece of vintage african american art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $2,995, while the lowest priced sells for $75 and the highest can go for as much as $68,000.