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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...
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Vintage African American Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

CANDACE 1992 Tribute To African American Women, Commemorative Art Poster
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Union City, NJ
ELIZABETH CATLETT Candace - 10th Anniversary Celebration 1992, A Tribute to African American Women
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Woman at High Tea Modernist African American Large Oil Painting
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Surfside, FL
, was an African-American painter and one of the first black artists in comic books. Contents Alvin Carl
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

"On the Bus" African American bus passenger
By Venet Farber
Located in San Antonio, TX
Venet Farber Image Size: 24 x 18 Frame Size: 26 x 20 Medium: Oil There is not much known about Venet Farber. My research leads me to believe she was from Louisiana. A great subj...
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1940s Impressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil

Modern American Oil Painting African American Jazz Musicians Horns Rare 1940
Located in Buffalo, NY
A spectacular rare 1940's American modern expressionist painting depicting two Jazz musicians
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1940s Expressionist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Gucci Brothers
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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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"Texas Longhorn" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African American
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Folk Art of the Southwest, organized by the Museum of African-American Life and Culture in Dallas in
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Crayon, Mixed Media

WPA New York Artist Watercolor Painting African American Man Park Bench Scene
By Harry Zitter
Located in Surfside, FL
street scene, subway scenes, social realist, nudes, African American, genre scenes, judaica, Coney Island
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

African American Abstract Quilt, Attributed to Gees Bend, AL
By Lucy Mooney
Located in Santa Monica, CA
African American abstract quilt. Attributed to Lucy Mooney Gees Bend, Alabama, circa 1930-1940. The
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1940s American Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Venezuelan Naive Artist Feliciano Carvallo Oil Painting Latin African American
Located in Surfside, FL
international exhibitions, such as the Naive Present of America exhibition, held in 1967 at the Museum of Modern
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Harlem Moving Day, African American Scene Black Renaissance Mid 20th Century WPA
Located in New York, NY
Harlem Moving Day, African American Scene Black Renaissance Mid 20th Century WPA, 22 x 14 inches
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

"Mr. Kuni s Farm" Black Texas Folk Artist Johnny Banks African American
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Folk Art of the Southwest, organized by the Museum of African-American Life and Culture in Dallas in
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Crayon, Mixed Media

Oil Painting WPA Woman Artist Kyra Markham Haitian Island Scene African American
By Kyra Markham
Located in Surfside, FL
realism that documented American life in the 1930s. During World War II, her art was focused on the
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1960s American Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Outstanding African-American Quilt, Mid-20th Century Abstraction
Located in Spring Valley, NY
Across the American South, African-American women made quilts to keep themselves and their children
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Wool, Cotton

Large Format Polaroid Portraits African American Artist Dawoud Bey
By Dawoud Bey
Located in Surfside, FL
." During a residency at the Addison Gallery of American Art in 1992, Bey began photographing students from
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20th Century Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Foam Board, Polaroid

Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph James Baldwin, African American Writer Photo
By Fred McDarrah
Located in Surfside, FL
) was an African American novelist, playwright, and activist. His essays, as collected in Notes of a
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1960s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

"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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Abstract, Charcoal and Rose , African-American Woman Artist, Oakland Museum
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
African-American artist and educator first studied at Dillard University, Louisiana where she received her
Category

1960s Abstract Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, 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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

"Peter Walks The Water" Jesus and Peter Black African American Folk Painting
By Johnny Banks
Located in San Antonio, TX
Folk Art of the Southwest, organized by the Museum of African-American Life and Culture in Dallas in
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1970s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

Materials

Crayon, Mixed Media

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Panel

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
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1940s Abstract Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, 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 Vintage African American Art

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 Vintage African American Art

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Out of Africa
By Tony J. Sisti
Located in Buffalo, NY
Anthony J. (Tony) Sisti (1901–1983) was an American artist, art instructor and patron of the arts
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Board, 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
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

THE FAMILY, Signed Lithograph, Multicolor Collage, African American Heritage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY, Signed Lithograph, Multicolor Collage, African American Heritage
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

"New York Cafe" Benny Andrews, 1966 African-American Social Realist Work
By Benny Andrews
Located in New York, NY
(BECC), which agitated for greater representation of African American artists and curators in New York’s
Category

1960s Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

SCHOMBURG LIBRARY Lithograph, African American History, Black Culture, Books
By Jacob Lawrence
Located in Union City, NJ
lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Screen

Pepper Jelly Lady, Signed Original Lithograph, African American Heritage
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
artists of the 20th century, Romare Bearden whose artwork depicted the African-American culture and
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

FIRST SUNDAY Signed Lithograph, African American Heritage, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
FIRST SUNDAY is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist JONATHAN
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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
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1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE RECEPTION Signed Lithograph, Gullah Family Wedding, African American
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
THE RECEPTION, by the African American artist JONATHAN GREEN, pictures a colorful Lowcountry
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

FATHER SON Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture, Horses
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
FATHER & SON is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist JONATHAN
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

GLADIOLUS HARVEST Signed Lithograph, African American Heritage, Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
GLADIOLUS HARVEST is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

Signed "Alston" painting: Black African American figures in a Harlem dance hall
By Charles Alston
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
African American to teach at both the Museum of Modern Art and the Art Students League and, in 1969, to
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

THE RECEPTION Signed Lithograph, Gullah Family Wedding, African American
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
at JK Fine Art Editions Co. NYC in 1989 by master printers Joseph Kleineman & Maureen Turci Painter
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE RECEPTION Signed Lithograph, Gullah Family Wedding, African American
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
addition to celebrating Gullah life’s rites of passage. By returning his art to his childhood upbringing
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

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
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1970s Modern Vintage African American Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

Harlem Fashion Show Hats, Street Photography of African Americans 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
African Americans in Harlem enjoyed stylish hats, fur, and chic tailored coats. Fashion has always been an
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1960s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

Sunday Morning, Photography of African American Life New York 1960s
By Leonard Freed
Located in New york, NY
African American life in the 1960s, feeling beautiful and proud, African Americans have always enjoyed
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1960s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the African American artist
Category

1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, suggests to the viewer the Great Migration(African American) - a mass movement of blacks from the rural
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
, suggests to the viewer the Great Migration(African American) - a mass movement of blacks from the rural
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

QUILTING TIME Signed Lithograph, African American Culture, Interior Scene, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
methods on archival Somerset printmaking paper, 100% acid free. QUILTING TIME by the African American
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, African American Culture, Train
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
Migration(African American), a mass movement of blacks from the rural South to the urban North, in search of
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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 Vintage African American Art

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 Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

THE CONVERSATION Signed Lithograph, Black Women, Train, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
Migration(African American), a mass movement of blacks from the rural South to the urban North, in search of
Category

1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Lithograph

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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.

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