The Gullah Creole Art of Diane Britton Dunham
Fine Art artist and historian, Diane Britton Dunham, has receive global recognition for her Gullah/Creole inspired art. Her paintings represent life in South Carolina’s Lowcountry...
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The Orisha Art of Erik Olivera Rubio
“First I’m Black and after that I’m many things.” ~Erik Olivera Rubio Afro-Cuban portrait artist Erik Olivera Rubio is known for his unique style of...
Jackie Ormes: The first professional African American woman cartoonist
Jackie Ormes (August 1, 1911 – December 26, 1985) was born Zelda Jackson in a small town outside Pittsburgh. She was a self-taught artist who...
Charles Alston: Reclaiming identity through art
Charles Alston (November 28, 1907 – April 27, 1977) was an African-American Harlem Renaissance artist who created vital representations of black experiences and figures during...
Henry Ossawa Tanner: First internationally acclaimed African American artist
“Many of the artists who have represented Negro life have seen only the comic, ludicrous side of it, and have lacked sympathy with and appreciation...
The Art of Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (June 9, 1877 – 18 March 1968) was an African-American sculptor, whose career lasted more than seventy years. Fuller is considered the leading woman artist...
Aaron Douglas: Major artist of the Harlem Renaissance
Aaron Douglas, (May 26, 1899—February 2, 1979) was an African American painter and graphic artist who played a leading role in the Harlem Renaissance of...
Laura Wheeling Waring: Portrait artist of prominent African Americans
Laura Wheeler was an African-American artist and educator, best known for her paintings of prominent African Americans including W.E.B. Du Bois and Marian Anderson. A...
The Art of Trayvon Martin
“If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon.” ~President Obama “Trayvon Martin, at the most, seems only to have been guilty of being himself.”...
Moneta Sleet Jr.: The Pulitzer Prize-winning Photojournalist
Moneta Sleet Jr. was the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist, best remembered for his photograph of Coretta Scott King and her daughter at the funeral of the...