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2. Lladró - Wikipedia

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   Lladró figurines are given an additional title in English as well as the Spanish original, however these names are frequently not translations (figurative or literal) but new names that are more likely to appeal to an English speaking audience. An area for some confusion is that the names of the pieces can change throughout their run so the ...

3. List of museums focused on African Americans - Wikipedia

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   An example of an African American museum: The Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American History Museum. Woodson was the founder of Black History Month, and a noted educator. This is a list of museums in the United States whose primary focus is on African American culture and history. Such museums are commonly known as African American museums ...

4. African-American art - Wikipedia

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   African-American art is known as a broad term describing visual art created by African Americans. The range of art they have created, and are continuing to create, over more than two centuries is as varied as the artists themselves. [ 1 ]

5. Lawn jockey - Wikipedia

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   Apocryphal accounts of the figure's origin portray the statue as representing a hero of African-American history and culture. There is a common story that black lawn jockeys are a recreation of a black boy who served George Washington in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . [ 4 ]

6. African-American folktales - Wikipedia

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   African-American folktales are the storytelling and oral history practices of enslaved African Americans during the 1700s–1900s. Prevalent themes in African ...

7. Blackamoor (decorative arts) - Wikipedia

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   Pair of Italian figures in painted wood, 18th century "Moor with Emerald Cluster" by Balthasar Permoser in the collection of the Grünes Gewölbe. Blackamoor is a type of figure and visual trope in European decorative art, typically found in works from the Early Modern period, depicting a man of sub-Saharan African descent, usually in clothing that suggests high status.