Wiley and Sherald Express Presence in the Obama’s Presidential Portraits
Presidential Portraits – The Obama’s Portraits Unveiled The Obama’s official portraits were unveiled on Monday, February 12th 2018. These portraits will reside at…
African American Art
African American Artists Who Have Made Their Mark in History
Henry Ossawa Tanner– The first African-American painter to gain international acclaim. Henry Ossawa Tanner “I will preach with my brush”, Augusta Savage a female African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance, to many others.
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David Butler, Southern African-American Artist Famous for Creating ‘Yard Art’ from Tin
Born in Louisiana in 1898, David Butler was an “outsider” artist known for his talent in creating yard art from tin cut outs and…
Augusta Savage – a Monument of Hope and Beauty
Augusta Savage was an African-American sculptor associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Born in Florida in 1892 she knew early on that she wanted to…
Self-taught Artist Thornton Dial – From Factory Worker to Prominent Artist
Self-Taught Artist – “Outsider” Artist Dial, who passed away at 87 years old on January 2016 is a self-taught African American artist who came…
Artist Eldzier Cortor- Source of Strength
Happy Birthday to Famous African American Artist Eldzier Cortor born this day on January 10, 1916. He lived 99 years… one must believe Art…