#black american artist

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Sean Qualls • American picture book illustrator

Sean Qualls has illustrated many non-fiction books for children. Pictred above is a sampler of illustrations for: Grandad Mandela, Lullaby ( based on a poem by Langston Hughes); Lower right: an untitled painting; lower left, illustration for the book Why am I Me?

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Samuel Joseph Brown (American, 1907-1994) • 1986 • Watercolor

Samuel Joseph Brown Jr. (1907–1994) was a watercolorist, printmaker, and educator. He was the first African American artist hired to produce work for the Public Works of Art Project, a precursor to the Work Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Brown often depicted the lives of African Americans in his paintings. He worked primarily in watercolor and oils, and he produced portraits, landscapes and prints. – Wikipedia

Celebrating the work of African-American artists during Black History Month.

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Betye Saar

Samsara

1960

MoMA New York

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"A Shady Nook: Le Jardin du Luxembourg Paris" by Lois Mailou Jones (1991)

“A Shady Nook: Le Jardin du Luxembourg Paris” is a captivating painting created by Black American artist Lois Mailou Jones in 1991. This masterpiece showcases Jones’s exceptional skill and her profound connection to the beauty of the world. As the viewer gazes upon this artwork, they are immediately transported to the enchanting atmosphere of Le Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris. The painting…

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"1970s Black Woman" by Sebastian Star

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Larry Richardson | Featured Artist Issue 51

Larry Richardson | Featured Artist Issue 51

Larry Richardson Valencia, CA larry-richardson@sbcglobal.net As an Artist I have always wanted to express the beauty of our African heritage. My paintings are an extension of the classic form of figurative painting using people of color. Most of my paintings make statements on culture and the human condition. My challenges in creativity continue to evolve, the reason for this is evident in the…

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James Jebusa Shannon (1862-1923) "Lady Marjorie Manners" (1900) Oil on canvas

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Linda Martell - "Color Him Father" (1970)

**Beyoncé's latest album 'Cowboy Carter' spotlights Linda Martell, a pioneer and trailblazer who paved the way for Black country music artists, as she was the first commercially successful Black female artist in the genre.

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Snowy caw  - William H. Hays , n/d.

American,b. 1956 -

7 colour linocut reduction on paper, 12 x 9 in.

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Jackie Ormes, the first Black American woman cartoonist

When the 14-year-old Black American boy Emmett Till was lynched in 1955, one cartoonist responded in a single-panel comic. It showed one Black girl telling another: "I don't want to seem touchy on the subject... but that new little white tea-kettle just whistled at me!"

It may not seem radical today, but penning such a political cartoon was a bold and brave statement for its time — especially for the artist who was behind it. This cartoon was drawn by Jackie Ormes, the first syndicated Black American woman cartoonist to be published in a newspaper. Ormes, who grew up in Pittsburgh, got her first break as cartoonist as a teenager. She started working for the Pittsburgh Courier as a sports reporter, then editor, then cartoonist who penned her first comic, Torchy Brown in Dixie to Harlem, in 1937. It followed a Mississippi teen who becomes a famous singer at the famed Harlem jazz club, The Cotton Club.

In 1942, Ormes moved to Chicago, where she drew her most popular cartoon, Patty-Jo 'n' Ginger, which followed two sisters who made sharp political commentary on Black American life. 

In 1947, Ormes created the Patty-Jo doll, the first Black doll that wasn't a mammy doll or a Topsy-Turvy doll. In production for a decade, it was a role model for young black girls. "The doll was a fashionable, beautiful character," says Daniel Schulman, who curated one of the dolls into a recent Chicago exhibition. "It had an extraordinary presence and power — they're collected today and have important place in American doll-making in the U.S."

In 1950, Ormes drew her final strip, Torchy in Heartbeats, which followed an independent, stylish black woman on the quest for love — who commented on racism in the South. "Torchy was adventurous, we never saw that with an Black American female figure," says Beauchamp-Byrd. "And remember, this is the 1950s." Ormes was the first to portray black women as intellectual and socially-aware in a time when they were depicted in a derogatory way.

One common mistake that erased Ormes from history is mis-crediting Barbara Brandon-Croft as the first nationally syndicated Black American female cartoonist. "I'm just the first mainstream cartoonist, I'm not the first at all," says Brandon-Croft, who published her cartoons in the Detroit Free Press in the 1990s. "So much of Black history has been ignored, it's a reminder that Black history shouldn't just be celebrated in February."

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A Young Woman Waiting for the Bus, Syracuse, Dawoud Bey, 1985

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Let the Children March • Frank Morrison, illustrator • (American, b. 1971) • Author, Monica Clark-Robinson • Clarion Books, publisher • 2018

In 1963 Birmingham, Alabama, thousands of African American children volunteered to march for their rights after hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak. They protested the laws that kept black people separate from white people. Facing fear, hate, and danger, these children used their voices to change the world.

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Patrick Dougher • Defiance • Acrylic on Canvas Board

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Faith Ringgold

Working Women

1996

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"Mother and Child" by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller

“Mother and Child” is a poignant sculpture created by Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, a trailblazing African American artist known for her powerful and emotive works. This particular piece captures the essence of maternal love and the unbreakable bond between a mother and her child. As you gaze upon the sculpture, you are immediately drawn to the tenderness and intimacy exuding from the intricate…

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"African woman" by Judith Scholtz on INPRNT