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Mid 20th Century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" C.1950
Located in London, GB
Mid 20th century African American Art '' A peaceful Moment" c.1950 Signed 'ISSERLIS' on reverse
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Mid-20th Century Vintage African American Art

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Paint

Pardner, 1943 Vintage African American Art, Black Artist, Painting, Pet Portrait
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
African American artists. This show included works by Romare Bearden, who was awarded Honorable Mention
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Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil, Canvas

Black Power, Attica Prison Riot Prisoners Racial Justice - African American Art
Located in Miami, FL
African American Artist Vincent D Smith makes a statement about racial justice. In this work from
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1970s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Watercolor

Folk Art Mexican Girl Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage African American Art

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Burlap, Oil

Folk Art Mexican Boy Oil Painting on Burlap Charming Naive African American Art
By Jose Maria de Servin
Located in Surfside, FL
"primitive" by Western academia, such as Native American, sub saharan African or Pacific Island art (see
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Mid-20th Century Folk Art Vintage African American Art

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Burlap, Oil

The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
historian, critic, curator, collector, and advocate of African American art has helped empower generations
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1990s Realist Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

'African Idol' — Mid-Century African-American artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
recognition. Kosh’s work is noted in the catalog Yet Still, We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Watercolor

20th C. Figurative Abstract Painting Cleveland School African American Artist
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
. Kosh’s work is noted in the catalog Yet Still, We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920 – 1970 and
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20th Century American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil

'Central Railroad' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
recognition. Kosh’s work is noted in the catalog Yet Still, We Rise: African American Art in Cleveland 1920
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Watercolor, India Ink

'6th City Wire Works' — Mid-Century African-American Artist
By Charles Elmer Harris
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
the Sho Nuff Art Group, a collective of African-American artists, and Karamu House, a center for
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1950s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Watercolor

Meditation on African Sculpture, mid-century figural abstract painting
By Beni E. Kosh
Located in Beachwood, OH
connected to the “Sho Nuff Art Group”, a group of African-American artists, and the Karamu House artist
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1950s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil

Grant Series Torn Paper Collage Painting African American Artist John Rozelle
By John Rozelle
Located in Surfside, FL
Harold A. and Ann R. Sorgenti Collection of Contemporary African-American Art. Includes works by Benny
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1980s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Mixed Media, Laid Paper

St. George — African American artist
By John Tarrell Scott
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
to American art in a major retrospective, Circle Dance: The Art of John T. Scott. Scott was
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Woodcut

BACKYARD Signed Lithograph, Black Couple, African American Heritage, Quilts
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
Tallahassee, FL where he studied under the artist and acclaimed African-American art historian, Dr. Samella
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

A Still Life
Located in Sheffield, MA
Bearden & Harry Henderson, A History of African-American Art (1993); Elsa Honig Fine, The Afro-American
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1960s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Oil

A Still Life
A Still Life
H 42 in W 30 in D 3 in
Untitled: Street Art - Graffiti Art Before Basquiat - African American
Located in Miami, FL
African-American artist and Spiral Group member. In the mid 1970's, Hollingsworth was widely exhibited in
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1970s Street Art Vintage African American Art

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Metal

The Guardian - Father and Daughter, Child, Black Artist, American Flag, Skyline
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
been included in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

'African Idol' — American Modernism
By Robert Vale Faro
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Vale Faro, untitled (African Idol), serigraph, c. 1940, edition 6. Signed in pencil. A fine
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1940s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Screen

"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
"Cars, Buildings People" Contemporary Outsider Folk Art African American Urban The painting
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1990s Outsider Art Vintage African American Art

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Masonite, Oil

African American Sitting Portrait
By Arnold Blanch
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
social-realist American life with mystical overtones and a child-like seeming style. He was also a
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Mid-20th Century Realist Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

Africa - Collage Painting in Orange - African American Artist - Spiral Group
Located in Miami, FL
representational and abstract art.[10] In the summer of 1963, Hollingsworth and fellow African-American artists
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1980s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Fabric, Burlap, Wood, Oil

Alabama Surreal Folk Art Oil Painting African American Woman, Flower Headdress
By Maltby Sykes
Located in Surfside, FL
" written on the stretcher verso It is a Surrealist Folk Art figure of an African woman oil painting on
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1960s Folk Art Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of African American Portraits
By Josef Presser
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Josef Presser (Poland, United States, 1907 - 1967) “Pair of African American Portraits” 9 x 7
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1940s Modern Vintage African American Art

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Gouache

#3 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art,' 1992. Dean’s
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

Home, African Village Scene Orange Sky, African American Artist
Located in Miami, FL
African mother with two children standing outside her "Home." The work is created by African American
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1970s Post-War Vintage African American Art

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Gouache

'Cascade' — Contemporary African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
in many museum collections, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Whitney Museum of American
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1980s Abstract Geometric Vintage African American Art

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Conté, Oil, Acrylic, Felt Pen

Village in Benin Africa - African American Artist Paints Africa in the 1970s
Located in Miami, FL
landscape by an African American artist. It is characterized by flat pattens of bold color and distorted
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1970s Post-Impressionist Vintage African American Art

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Paper, Pastel, Photographic Paper

Three Sisters: large abstract expressionist figural painting & breast feeding
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
University, Woodmere Art Museum, African American Museum in Philadelphia, Petrucci Family Foundation
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

Gnarled Tree - African American Artist
By Charles Alston
Located in Miami, FL
artwork, and 1950 he became the first African-American instructor at the Art Students League, where he
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1930s American Realist Vintage African American Art

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Paper, Charcoal

Mid Century Portrait of an African American Man
By Genevieve Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-century figure study of an African American man by American Impressionist artist Genevieve
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Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Vintage African American Art

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Laid Paper, Oil

Trucks in the City African American Self-Taught Florida Outsider Folk Art Urban
By Purvis Young
Located in New York, NY
Trucks in the City by African American, Folk, Self-Taught, Florida, Outsider Art Purvis Young Urban
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Late 20th Century Outsider Art Vintage African American Art

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Board, Oil

Mother with Sons, 3rd Ward, Houston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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20th Century Modern Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Looking Out, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Improvisation abstract African-American artist painting.
By Roland Ayers
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Ayers holds the distinction of having participated in the first important survey of African-Americans
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1980s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Paper, Ink

The Quartet
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

The Quartet
H 14 in W 18.75 in D 0.1 in
Just Like Me
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Just Like Me
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.1 in
'Survivor' — Elizabeth Catlett, African American Woman Artist
By Elizabeth Catlett
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Art, Scripps College (CA), Toledo Museum of Art, Whitney Museum of American Art, University of Iowa
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1980s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Linocut

Black art abstract painting w/ collage, mixed media & photograph of Tupac Shakur
By Richard J. Watson
Located in Bryn Mawr, PA
Collection of African American Art; the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; the Uniworld Corporation; Sony
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1990s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Acrylic, Mixed Media

'Sculpturegraph' — Modernist Abstraction, Contemporary African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
created on a distinct matrix. ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Alabama, African American sculptor, printmaker
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1980s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Monoprint

Steinhardt Woodcut Marian Anderson Signed African American, Israeli Bezalel Art
By Jacob Steinhardt
Located in Surfside, FL
voices) of all time. She was the first African American singer to perform at the White House and the
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1950s Expressionist Vintage African American Art

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Woodcut

WOODED LANDSCAPE WITH HOUSES Signed Watercolor, Trees, African American Artist
Located in Union City, NJ
and 1940s, Joseph participated in many exhibitions of African-American art, the Works Progress
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1950s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Ink

Frank Alan, 70s painting of African-American man
Located in San Francisco, CA
Frank Allen 70s painting of African-American man dressed in a white robe and top hat. Oil on canvas
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1970s Vintage African American Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Kiss, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Mr. Shine, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The exhibition catalog features
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Quiet Song
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Quiet Song
H 20 in W 16 in D 0.07 in
Two Sisters, Easter Sunday, 4th Ward, Houston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Florida Oil Painting African American Woman Art Annie Nobles Miller Indian River
Located in Surfside, FL
African-American Florida working class people who wanted to paint. Following is the explanation of that
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1960s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Oil, Board

Street Champion, 4th Ward - Black & White Photograph, Black Artist, Documentary
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Classic Boy
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Classic Boy
H 14 in W 11 in D 0.1 in
Man with Pipe, 3rd Ward, Houston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem
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1980s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Wheels, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
been included in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hip Hop, Galveston, TX
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
Museum of American Art, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era and Beyond. The
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Heavenly From God, 3rd Ward, Houston, Texas
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
been included in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Lady in Black Hat with Feathers
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Dallas, TX
in a traveling exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Museum of American Art, African American Art
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1990s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Silver Gelatin

Slate Stone Collage Painting - African American Artist
By Alvin C. Hollingsworth
Located in Miami, FL
African American Artist Alvin Hollingsworth creates a mixed-media abstract painting/collage that
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1960s Abstract Vintage African American Art

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Stone, Slate

Nude Figures, Metallic Gold Ground, African American Artist - Black Artist
Located in Miami, FL
, African American Artist. comic-strip illustrator and painter was born in New York City and began drawing
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1970s American Modern Vintage African American Art

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Acrylic

'#9' — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art,' 1992. Dean’s
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1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

#4 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art,' 1992. Dean’s
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1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

#5 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: African-American
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1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

#6 — Modernist Abstraction — African American Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Theresa Dickason Cederholm, Boston Public Library, 1973, and in 'Free Within Ourselves: African-American
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1970s Contemporary Vintage African American Art

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Lithograph

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