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20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
African-American artists, and the Karamu House artist group. Kosh scarcely ever exhibited or sold his work
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for artists, writers, dancers, and home of the oldest
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1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Alvin Hollingsworth created an inventive and intriguing close-up portrait
Category

1980s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil

His and Her's - Expressionist Figurative Painting of an African American Couple
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
." Related keywords: Caribbean Artist, Brooklyn Artist, American Indian artist, Figurative Painting, African
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Pair of African American Portraits
By Josef Presser
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Josef Presser (Poland, United States, 1907 - 1967) “Pair of African American Portraits” 9 x 7
Category

1940s Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gouache

Ambushed in Africa - Expressionist Figurative Painting
By Parris Jaru
Located in New York, NY
Artist, American Indian artist, Figurative Painting, Africa
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve
Category

Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Laid Paper

'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
Category

1950s American Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

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
Category

Mid-20th Century American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Mamas Shock" African American Black Folk Artist
By Leon Collins
Located in San Antonio, TX
Leon Collins (Born 1930) Born Galveston Texas Artist Image Size: 28 x 21.75 Medium: Oil "Mama's Shock"
Category

1970s Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist. the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included. Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist. the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included. Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist. the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included. Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist. the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included. Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

Color Rock & Roll Photo Hand Signed Woodstock Music Festival African American
Located in Surfside, FL
Hatay is a visual artist, photographer, healer and a former Rock and Roll photojournalist. the yellow photocopied poster/info sheet is not included. Born in Scotland of a Hungarian...
Category

20th Century American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Color

African American Realist Oil Painting Baseball Outsider Folk Art Andrew Turner
By Andrew Turner
Located in Surfside, FL
into some African American lifestyles and serve as an inspiration to my students and others to continue
Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

1929 African American Woodcut "Jazz"
Located in San Francisco, CA
Incredible early 20th century woodcut of an African American Jazz scene. It is tiled Jazz and dated
Category

1920s Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. It includes imagery that references African American history and cultural references on the Black
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract painting w/ collage & photographs, Black African American history
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. It includes imagery that references African American history, including difficult moments of lynching
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

Chief Long Face by African American Artist Bai, Framed
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board, Ballpoint Pen

Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Pindell in the use of unconventional texture and rich color and how it focuses on African American urban
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Queen" African American Female Portrait, Rich Browns & Lavenders, Sculptural
By Henry Heading
Located in Detroit, MI
-playing games), Renee Radell, Philip Pearlstein, Charles McGee (nationally recognized African American
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Pipe Dreams: African American collage painting w/ photographs figures, objects
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic, Mixed Media

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

Devil: No Horns, Burning in Hell, African American Harlem Renaissance
Located in Miami, FL
African American artist Harry O. Tanner in a review of his Prophet series exhibited in 1970. "Devil: No
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Gatekeeper: abstract African American collage painting w/ Black figures, yellow
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

Skittles & Riddles: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, green
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

'Run Little Chillun' also 'Revival' — African American Subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, otherwise in good condition. Matted to museum standards, unframed. Reproduced: 'Representing America: The
Category

1930s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Abstract painting w/ photograph & collage objects, Black African-American artist
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
"Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar
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Early 2000s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic

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

WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew
Category

1940s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Mondo Negro III' — African American artist
By Camille Billops
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
award-winning African-American visual artist, documentary filmmaker, and art historian. Her etchings are
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

"Girl with Doll" Charles Sprague Pearce, American Impressionism, Figurative
By Charles Sprague Pearce
Located in New York, NY
warm climate of the Mediterranean region. Visiting North Africa with fellow American artist Frederick A
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1890s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Crain Wall, by Noland Anderson, African American Woman in Blue
Located in Charelston, SC
gallery African american art African american artist African american painting African-american art
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

'Negro' — California WPA, 1930s Social Realism – African American Subject
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Nicholas Panesis, 'Negro', 1934, color lithograph, edition 18. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered 8/28 in pencil. Initialed in the stone, lower right. A fine impression, with fresh ...
Category

1930s American Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Women on Horseback, Acrylic on Canvas by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
African-American artist Bai. "Colour becomes symbols I use to reflect emotional stages that humans
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Ballpoint Pen

Night Watchers: African American collage painting w/ Black figures, red pink
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in
Category

2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Leather, Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Archival Paper

African American Mother and Child by Peggy Dodds Circa 1940's
By Peggy Dodds
Located in Rochester, NY
Fashionably dressed African American mother and child by Peggy Dodds (1900-1987). Large oil on
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
forms a powerful link between black Americans and their African and Caribbean counterparts. The figure
Category

1990s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Smoke by Noland Anderson, African American Male @ Cigar Lounge Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Charelston, SC
African american art African american artist African american painting African-american art African
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

All the While: cinematic photograph, interior w/ Black African American woman
By Nadine Rovner
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Nadine Rovner orchestrates lush cinematic scenes, exploring a visual world of heightened tension, anticipation, anxiety, longing and desire. These carefully staged, richly textured e...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Inkjet

The Three Wisemen, Contemporary Mixed-Media Art by African American Artist Bai
By Bai (Carl Karni-Bain)
Located in New york, NY
Carolina, Charlotte, NC, The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, Roanoke, VA, among others. Carl
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Fabric, Digital, Charcoal, Pastel

In the Nick of Time: African American collage painting w/ found objects & figure
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Panel, Leather, Fiberboard, Found Objects, Acrylic

'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed on palette, lower right, 'John Diallo Jones' (American, 20th century) and dated 1992. A
Category

1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Board, Oil

Trucks in the City African American Self-Taught Florida Outsider Folk Art Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
Trucks in the City by African American, Folk, Self-Taught, Florida, Outsider Art Purvis Young Urban
Category

Late 20th Century Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"History of Detroit" Linoleum Cut, Black Ink, African American, Mural Style
By Hubert Massey
Located in Detroit, MI
Native Americans who called this home before Europeans arrived along with those Europeans and the African
Category

Early 2000s American Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Linocut

Every Time I Feel the Spirit: African American collage painting w/ figures, blue
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, PA, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022 & "And the Beat Goes On
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2010s Abstract Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Panel, Fiberboard, Leather, Archival Paper

Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
Category

Mid-20th Century Folk Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Burlap, Oil

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 Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

"America's Best"
By Charles Robert Searles
Located in Lambertville, NJ
travel to Africa. His travels in Africa marked his life and work forever -- the life, the rhythms, the
Category

1960s American Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

SHOUT Signed Lithograph, Drawing, Black Church, African American Culture
By Samella Lewis
Located in Union City, NJ
SHOUT by the African American woman artist Samella Lewis, is an original hand drawn lithograph
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

FUGUE Signed Original Lithograph, Music, Balloons, African American Art
By Hughie Lee-Smith
Located in Union City, NJ
Fugue is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the African American artist Hughie
Category

1990s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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 Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Motif. Abstract, African American Artist Viola Leak Woodcut Silkscreen Print
By Viola Burley Leak
Located in Surfside, FL
references religious motifs and those of her African-American experience and heritage. She is a multimedia
Category

1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen, Woodcut

"Nubia" Blue-Toned Abstract Figurative Historical African Landscape
By John Biggers
Located in Houston, TX
prominent African-American artists in Texas and helped found the art department at Texas Southern University
Category

20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Digital Pigment

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 Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study)
By Ian Hornak
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Untitled (Abstract African American Male Figure Study) Year
Category

1980s Renaissance Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

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