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Robert Scott Duncanson, Landscape with Rainbow c. 1859, Hudson River School, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC.. This list of African-American visual artists is a list that includes dates of birth and death of historically recognized African-American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting ...
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 ...
The painting shows a tired, faceless Black woman sitting on the edge of her bed about start her workday. The artist first conceived of the painting while getting ready to catch a bus to work on a cold winter morning. [9] As of 2011, Blue Monday was the most mass-produced and popular painting of the artist. [10]
Carter G. Woodson was a scholar whose dedication to celebrating the historic contributions of Black people led to the establishment of Black History Month, marked every February since 1976.
In response to the 1960s "Black is beautiful" cultural movement and James Brown's 1968 "Say it Loud: I'm Black and I'm Proud" song, Barnes created The Beauty of the Ghetto exhibition of 35 paintings that toured major American cities from 1972 to 1979 hosted by dignitaries, professional athletes and celebrities.
Black History Month is now a memory in many people’s life. But as artist C.J. Latimore sees it, Black history is ongoing. “Our contributions and stories are far too vast and too complicated to ...
Some African-American women were also active in the feminist art movement in the 1970s. Faith Ringgold made work that featured black female subjects and that addressed the conjunction of racism and sexism in the U.S., while the collective Where We At (WWA) held exhibitions exclusively featuring the artwork of African-American women. [55]
While famous Black actors are undeniably breaking records and making film history in real time, ... One of the most successful Black female actors over 50, Angela Bassett has been lending her ...