African-American art.The contribution of African-Americans to American culture has been tremendous. This may be more evident in the areas of sports, music and the dramatic arts than in the visual arts visual arts npl → artes fpl plásticas visual arts npl → arts mpl plastiques visual arts npl → . However, from the traditional arts of Africa and slave handicraft handicraft: see arts and crafts. , to the Harlem Renaissance Harlem Renaissance, term used to describe a flowering of African-American literature and art in the 1920s, mainly in the Harlem district of New York City. During the mass migration of African Americans from the rural agricultural South to the urban industrial North and beyond, African-American art and artisans have had a rich history in the visual arts. Recently, art exhibits of exceptional quality have contributed to a greater awareness of African-American art. "Hidden Heritage: Afro-American Art of the 1800-1950" is an excellent body of works ranging from portraits of Joshua Johnston, an early pioneer, to Harlem scenes by Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence (September 7, 1917 - June 9, 2000) was an African American painter; he was married to fellow artist Gwendolyn Knight. Life Lawrence is probably among the best-known twentieth century African American painters, a distinction also shared by Romare Bearden. . "Turning Point" is a survey of work taken for the Amistad Collection, featuring artist Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas (May 26, 1898 – February 3, 1979) was an American painter and a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance. (the late Fisk University Fisk University, at Nashville, Tenn.; coeducational; founded 1865, opened 1866, and chartered 1867. It became a university in 1967. Fisk, long an outstanding African-American school, is open to all qualified students. great) and artist-teacher Hale Woodruff. "Art as a Verb" is an exhibit which has brought together works by African-American artists who have been active in the field of video, performance and environmental installations. Recently, an exhibit titled "Forerunners and Newcomers" opened at the University of Houston, Clearlake. Organized by Sarah Trotty of Texas Southern University, the exhibit's intent is to demonstrate the abundance of African-American talent in Houston and surrounding areas. Artists in the exhibit include Dr. John T. Biggers who founded and headed Texas Southern University Art Department for more than thirty years; Carroll Sims, a noted ceramicist and sculptor; Bert Long, painter and sculptor; Rev. Clarence Talley, painter and sculptor; George Smith, sculptor; and Jesse Lott, folk artist. Listed among the younger artists are Lionel Lofton, collagist; David McGee, painter; and Karl Hall, painter. There have also been numerous annual competitions specifically for African-American artists. Black Creativity is sponsored by the Museum of Life and Culture in Dallas, Texas. The Black Arts Alliance of Austin, Texas, has sponsored the "Texas Black Artists" exhibit for the last seven years. The Atlanta Life Insurance Co. has sponsored an annual competition of extremely high quality for the past ten years. As you begin and continue your search in the field of African-American art and artists, the following sources and resources are available: For more information on African-American artists References: The Complete Annotated Resource Guide to Black American Art, compiled by Oakley N. Holmes Jr., Ed. D. 250 Years of Afro-American Art, Lynn Moody Igoe with James Igoe. Periodicals: African Arts. Los Angeles: African Studies Center, University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). . The International Review of African-American Art. Los Angeles. American Visions. Washington, D.C.: Vision Foundation, Carter G. Woodson Carter Godwin Woodson (b. December 19 1875, New Canton, Buckingham County, Virginia — d. April 3 1950, Washington, D.C.) was an African American historian, author, journalist and the founder of Black History Month. House, Smithsonian Institute. Leading Educators and Writers: Samella Lewis, art historian, publisher, art consultant Elsa Honig Fine, art historian, educator Barry Gaither, curator, museum director, art historian J. Eugene Grigsby, art educator Benny Andrews, art educator, artist David Driskell, art historian, educator, artist Lizzetta LeFalle-Collins, Curator, California Afro-American Museum Lowery low·er·y also lour·y adj. Overcast; threatening. Sims, Curator, Metropolitan Museum of Art Floyd Coleman, art historian, educator, artist Margaret Burroughs, historian, consultant Richard Long, educator, historian Notable African-American Artists: Jacob Lawrence, painter (Washington) Elizabeth Catlett, sculptor, printmaker (Mexico) Dr. John Biggers, muralist (Texas) Richard Hunt, sculptor (Chicago) Faith Ringgold, designer, quilts (New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) Mel Edwards, sculptor (New Jersey) Hughie Lee Smith, painter (New York) Camille Billops, ceramicist Norman Lewis, painter Sam Gilliam, painter Robert Colescott, painter Lois Mailou Jones Lois Mailou Jones (November 3, 1905 – June 9, 1998) was an African American Harlem Renaissance painter. Lois Mailou Jones, born in 1905 in Boston, Massachusetts, had a very big impact on African American artists. , painter Howardena Pindell sculptor, painter Books: Art: African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. . Samella Lewis. San Diego: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1978. The Afro-American Artist. Elsa Honig Fine. Orlando, FL: Holt, Rinehart, Winston, 1973. Modern Negro Art. James Porter. Hinsdale, IL: Dryden Press, 1969. The Modern Renaissance in American Art, Ralph Pearson. Salem, NH: Ayer Co. Publications, Inc., 1954. Black Art in Houston. John Biggers. College Station. TX: Texas A&M Press, 1978. Art and Ethics, I. Eugene Grigsby, Jr. Dubuque, IA: William C. Brown William C. Brown (May 22, 1916 - February 3, 1999) was an American electrical engineer who helped to invent the crossed-field amplifier in the 1950s and also pioneered microwave power transmission in the 1960s. , 1977. American Vision: Afro-American Art. edited by Carroll Greene, Jr. Watertown MA: Vision Foundation, 1987. The Art of Elizabeth Catlett, Samella Lewis. Claremont, CA: Hancraft. 1987. Jacob Lawrence: American Painter, Ellen H. Wheat. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1986. Recent articles: Judith Wilson "The Bullish Market For Black Arts." Black Enterprise. December 1989. Jeff Donaldson, "Trans-African Art." The Black Collegian. October/November 1980. Lowery Sims, "The New Exclusionism ex·clu·sion·ist n. One that advocates the exclusion of another or others, as from having or exercising a right or privilege. ex·clu ." Atlanta Art Papers, July/August 1988. Patricia Failing, "Black Artist Today: A Case of Exclusion." ArtNews. March 1989. Tonya Bolden Davis and Kevin D. Thompson, "Going Once ... Going Twice ... Sold." Black Enterprise. December 1988 Dalton Narrine. "The Masters: Portrait of Today's Black American Artist." Ebony Man. June 1989. Lee A. Daniels Lee A. Daniels served as Illinois State Representative for the 46th district, from 1975 to 2006. , "What Price Art." American Visions. December 1986. Narrine, EM -Ebony Jonetta Rose Barras, "Afro-American Art and the Corporate Dollar." American Visions, June 1989. Major collections: Barnett-Aden, Washington, D.C. National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Museum of African-American Art. Los Angeles Evans-Tibbs Collection, Washington, D.C. The Amistad Collection The Hampton Collection, Virginia Corporate collections Golden State Mutual Insurance Co., Los Angeles John H. Johnson John Harold Johnson (January 19, 1918 – August 8, 2005) was the founder of the Johnson Publishing Company, an international media and cosmetics empire headquartered in Chicago, Illinois that includes Ebony, and Jet Collection, Chicago Atlanta Life Insurance Co., Atlanta Rev. Clarence Talley Sr. is professor of art. Prairie View A&M University, Praire View. Texas. |
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