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Paintings of Black Southern life Clementine Hunter (pronounced Clementeen; late December 1886 or early January 1887 – January 1, 1988) was a self-taught Black folk artist from the Cane River region of Louisiana , who lived and worked on Melrose Plantation .
Elizabeth Quale O'Neill was born Dec. 21, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina.She first studied art with Alice Ravenel Huger Smith. [2] In 1901, after attending a Catholic girls’ school in Columbia, S.C., [3] she enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, where she studied for two years with Thomas Anshutz.
The Old Plantation is an American folk art watercolor probably painted in the late 18th century on a South Carolina plantation. [3] [4] [5] It is notable for its early date, its credible, non-stereotypical depiction of slaves on the North American mainland, and the fact that the slaves are shown pursuing their own interests.
Visitors read some of the names on Allées Gwendolyn Midlo Hall at the Whitney Plantation. The memorial is dedicated to the 107,000 people who were enslaved in Louisiana from 1719 to 1820.
Sarah Childress Polk (1803–1891), First lady, wife of James K. Polk, one of the first female plantation owners in Tennessee. [247] Mattia Preti (1613–1699), Italian artist and Hospitaller knight, who while in Malta owned a slave who modelled for his paintings. [64] Rachael Pringle Polgreen (1753–1791), Afro-Barbadian hotelier and brothel ...
This is a list of women artists who were born in America or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. Included are recognized American women artists, known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics as well as in more recently developed genres, such as installation art ...
This is a partial list of 20th-century women artists, sorted alphabetically by decade of birth.These artists are known for creating artworks that are primarily visual in nature, in traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, ceramics as well as in more recently developed genres, such as installation art, performance art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
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