Time Trip Part Two #8,” 2003 (acrylic on rag paper, mounted on plexiglass), by Alvin Loving In the hands of their creators, African-American women living during the slave era, quilts were often ...

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) is a famous Black female artist with a knack for combining abstract and figurative styles, plus African and Mexican art traditions, to create sculptures and prints ...

In the 1960s, abstract painting was a controversial style for Black artists, overshadowed by social realist works. Now, it’s claimed its place as a vital form of expression.

The Most Famous Collector Of African American Art Is Using The Past To Reframe A Better Future. ByMonica Melton, Former Staff. Jun 19, 2020, 04:00pm EDT Updated Jun 22, 2020, 12:41pm EDT.

Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) is a famous Black female artist with a knack for combining abstract and figurative styles, plus African and Mexican art traditions, to create sculptures and prints ...

The new “Detroit Collects” exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts gives local collectors of African-American art center stage in a way few museums have done before. Pulling together 60 ...

His art became increasingly more abstract starting in the mid-1940s with a multi-media painting whose title isn’t known but is possibly “Jazz Club,” revealing an assimilation of Pablo ...

Last week, a rare sculpture by African-American artist Elizabeth Catlett sold to a private buyer at Swann Galleries in New York City for the impressive price of $120,000. This puts the artist in ...

An entire sector of Montmarte, the famous arts district in Paris, became home to many expatriate African American artists. That area was also known for its many jazz clubs and cabarets, such as ...

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Cleveland Museum of Art acquires a major abstract painting by Beauford Delaney, bolstering collection of works by African American artists Published: Sep. 20, 2022, 10:00 a.m. Untitled, about 1958.