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Mask from Gabon Two Chiwara c. late 19th early 20th centuries, Art Institute of Chicago.Female (left) and male, vertical styles. Most African sculpture from regions south of the Sahara was historically made of wood and other organic materials that have not survived from earlier than a few centuries ago, while older pottery figures are found from a number of areas.
Conner, Janis and Joel Rosenkranz, Rediscoveries in American Sculpture, Studio Works 1893–1939, University of Texas, Austin, Texas 1989; Contemporary American Sculpture, The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, San Francisco, The National Sculpture Society 1929; Craven, Wayne, Sculpture in America, Thomas Y. Crowell Co, NY ...
This category is for articles about African-American individuals who are notable because of their sculpture. This is a non-diffusing subcategory of Category:American sculptors . It includes sculptors that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent.
Ethiopia, small maquette cast in plaster and painted to resemble bronze, c. 1921, 13 × 3 1/2 × 3 7/8 in., National Museum of African American History and Culture. [ 49 ] Ethiopia Awakening, bronze sculpture, greenish-black patina, with hand incorrectly placed flush with the figure's side, c. 1921 , 67 x 16 x 20 in., Schomburg Center for ...
Texas African American History Memorial; The Three Pioneers; Three Soldiers (statue) Trilogy (sculpture) Harriet Tubman Memorial (Boston) Harriet Tubman Memorial (New York City) Statue of Harriet Tubman (DeDecker)
The increasing recognition of Black American art has led to the establishment of institutions dedicated to preserving and showcasing this legacy. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., and The Studio Museum in Harlem are just two examples of spaces where Black art is celebrated.
"Black Women in America An Historical Encyclopedia", Volumes 1 and 2, edited by Darlene Clark Hine, 1993, Carlson Publishing Inc., Brooklyn, New York, ISBN 0-926019-61-9 "A History of African-American Artist from 1792 to present" by Romare Bearden & Harry Henderson, 1993, Romare Bearden & Harry Henderson, Pantheon Books, NY, ISBN 0-394-57016-2
[2] [3] According to Visualising Slavery: Art Across the African Diaspora, it was the first statue in the United States that memorialized a specific African-American person. [4] [5] Originally located by the Rochester station, the statue was moved in 1941 to Highland Bowl, a natural amphitheater in Highland Park.