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1999 Romare Bearden The Last of the Blue Devils African American USA Offset Li
By Romare Bearden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 30 x 24 inches ( 76.2 x 60.96 cm ) Image Size: 24 x 18.5 inches ( 60.96 x 46.99 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Add...
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1990s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Offset

"What do you mean your wife" First African American Illustrator - Black Artist
By E. Simms Campbell
Located in Miami, FL
E. Simms Campbel was the first major African American Illustrator. He did covers for Esquire
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1950s Academic Vintage African American Art

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Board

Rare Doyle Lane California Studio Signed Two Tile Stoneware Clay Painting
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
on La Cienega Boulevard (1967, 1968), both notable centers for African American Art in Los Angeles in
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1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Stoneware

Rare Doyle Lane California Studio Glazed Two Tile Stoneware Signed Clay Painting
By Doyle Lane
Located in Palm Springs, CA
for African American Art in Los Angeles in the mid-twentieth century.
Category

1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Stoneware, Reclaimed Wood

Modern African American Folk Art Acrylic Large Painting on Canvas
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This large acrylic painting on canvas brings together both a modern and folk element depicting common elements with bold, contrasting colors. An amazing statement piece that works we...
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20th Century Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas

Folk Art Bill Potts African American Found Object, Cowboy Dan Bronco Busting Man
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This painted wood "diorama" The Rodeo Cowboy Dan The Bronco Busting Man by African American
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1980s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Wood

Makeup by Jacob Lawrence
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in New Orleans, LA
left an indelible mark on the history of American art with his poignant, modern paintings of African
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20th Century Post-Impressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Tempera, Board

Street Riot Oil Painting Mounted Police WPA artist Social Justice Americana Art
By Arthur Smith
Located in Surfside, FL
scene of a lynching of African American men done by Art Smith. Born in New York City, Smith painted for
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Large Format Polaroid Photograph Still Life Color Photo Dye Print Betty Hahn Art
By Betty Hahn
Located in Surfside, FL
Photography, University of Arizona, 2015 – Unconfined – Empowering Women Through Art, African American
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Color, Polaroid

“Friedrich’s Window, ” Photorealism, circle of Malcolm Morley, Chuck Close
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
, who was a prominent American casting director, producer, theatrical agent, art collector, art dealer
Category

1970s Photorealist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

“Blind Orion, ” Photorealism, circle of Malcolm Morley, Chuck Close
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
to the collection of American Modernist and African American art, which he had developed a
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1970s Photorealist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Arman - Rare Signed Violin Sculpture
By Arman
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Artist’s Collection of African American Art, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, New York, November 11 – January
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1990s Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Bronze

In the Conservatory
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
to the collection of American Modernist and African American art, which he had developed a
Category

1990s Photorealist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Acrylic

Basquiat France 1993 (exhibition catalogue)
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in NEW YORK, NY
his identity as an African-American in the art world, Basquiat’s work was rife with imagery commenting
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1980s Pop Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper

"The Giraffe, " Pastel Casein on Paperboard by Karl Priebe
By Karl Priebe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
Layton School of Art. He first became interested in African American culture when, as an art student in
Category

1950s Post-Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Pastel, Casein

JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT, PEZ DISPENSER 1997 VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION ESTATE LITHO
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
gestural aspects of the artistic process. Ever conscious of his identity as an African-American in the art
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1990s Pop Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled
By Jose Clemente Orozco
Located in Palm Desert, CA
America’s.” Orozco’s work helped inspire a new generation of Chicano and African American muralists to
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1940s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Ink, Paper

"Young Girl (Girl with Bird), " Original Gouache on Paper signed by Karl Priebe
By Karl Priebe
Located in Milwaukee, WI
, exotic animals, and African-American culture won him international recognition. Priebe, was born in
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Gouache

Harriet Rosendale Painting
By Harriet Rosendale
Located in Westport, CT
Oil on canvas "mother with Child" African American folk art original frame Artist featured in the
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1950s American Vintage African American Art

Untitled (still life with the perception of music emanating from a record)
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Fairlawn, OH
sold his work and was affiliated with the African-American artists’ “Sho-nuff Art Group” and the Karamu
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1960s Surrealist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Doyle Lane Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Pottery Weed Pot Vase
By Doyle Lane
Located in Studio City, CA
Art Oakland Museum of California California African American Museum Smithsonian American Art Museum
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Ceramic, Pottery

JEAN MICHEL BASQUIAT, BIG PAGODA 1997 VERY RARE LIMITED EDITION ESTATE LITHOGR
By (after) Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
gestural aspects of the artistic process. Ever conscious of his identity as an African-American in the art
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Love was only an answer to wild yearning.
By Gail Rubini
Located in Surfside, FL
text. this is of a dancing girl (Josephine Baker?, African American). Gail Rubini (Professor of Art
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage African American Art

"Untitled, " Multicolored Ink and Color Pencil Drawing by Reginald K. Gee
By Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
artist initialed and dated the piece in the lower right. 17" x 14" art Contemporary African American
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1980s Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Color Pencil

Mid 20th Century African American Art A peaceful Moment" C.1950
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" c.1950 Signed 'ISSERLIS' on reverse
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Mid-20th Century Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paint

6th City Wire Works — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the Sho Nuff Art Group, a collective of African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Watercolor

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Mixed Media

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
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

African American Realist Painting Sunday Hat Folk Art Outsider Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
the legacy of African American participation in the arts." Folk Artist, Outsider artist, Folk Art. His
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil

African American Realist Painting Sunday Hat Folk Art Outsider Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
Tanner Moore Collection of African American Art. September 28, 2008-February 22, 2009. Artists: Henry
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
the legacy of African American participation in the arts." Folk Artist, Outsider artist, Folk Art. His
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1970s American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

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
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1940s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Enamel

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
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Woodcut

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
one of Denmark's colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a soulful Southern
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
one of Denmark's colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a soulful Southern
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
, FL where he studied under the artist and acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella Lewis
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
, FL where he studied under the artist and acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella Lewis
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Black Youth" Young Black Male, Harmonica, Deep Earth Tones, African American
Located in Detroit, MI
the 1920s during which African Americans developed a unique artistic style. He developed his art
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Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil

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
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Woodcut

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella Lewis, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree. After
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Moroccan Rug with Navajo Style and Inkblot Art Design
By Navajo Indian Art, Berber Tribes of Morocco
Located in Dallas, TX
20740 vintage Moroccan rug with Navajo style and Inkblot art design. Soft and sumptuous, this hand
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Native American Vintage African American Art

Materials

Wool

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
under the artist and acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella Lewis, receiving a Bachelor
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Road Trip" Ethnic, Urban, Genre, Oil, Regionalism, African American, Signed L/L
Located in Detroit, MI
treatment of perspective reveal Hayden’s academic training. African-American art historian James Porter
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Survivor — African American Artist
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Art, Scripps College (CA), Toledo Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, University of Iowa
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1980s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Linocut

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
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen

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
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1980s Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"America Man" Hand-Painted African Barbershop Sign
Located in Chicago, IL
folk art in Africa. Each sign takes on the unique personality of its owner, expressing both their
Category

Late 20th Century African Vintage African American Art

Materials

Wood

The New Hat (African American Woman)
By Saul Schary
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Academy of Fine Arts (Fellow); the College Art Association of America, New York City; and the Royal
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Mid-20th Century American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

The Drawing Class — African American subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
in the bottom left margin. ABOUT THE ARTIST American painter, muralist, and graphic artist Shirley
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

"The Other side of Paisley" Surreal Weave of Paisley Landscape 1967
Located in Soquel, CA
over 20 years. His paintings are found in the permanent collections of the Museum of African American
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1960s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait African American Woman Modernist Framed
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting portrait of an African American woman in a unique coat. The
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Smiling Girls
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Bouncing Boys, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Wheels
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Abstract Expressionist African American Nude Figurative
By Molly E. Brubaker
Located in Soquel, CA
California artist Molly E. Brubaker (American, 1922-2000). Signed "Molly Brubaker" on verso. Unframed. Image
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Survivor — Elizabeth Catlett, African American Woman Artist
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Art, Scripps College (CA), Toledo Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, University of Iowa
Category

1980s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Linocut

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