Examines the lives and careers of over fifty African-American artists, and the relation of their work to prevailing artistic, social, and political trends in America and throughout the world.
A critical examination of African-American art that presents photos of significant artworks and examines such themes and contexts in African-American art history as cultural deprivation and slavery, emancipation and cultural dilemma, New Americanism and ethnic identity, and social and political awareness.
Presents a short biography of early twentieth-century African-American artist, Jacob Lawrence, describing his childhood and early introduction to art at the Utopia Children's House in Harlem along with reproductions of some of his works.
Presents biographies of twenty-four black men and women who made notable contributions in the arts, including Marion Anderson, James Baldwin, Alexander Dumas, Lorraine Hansberry, Paul Robeson, and Bert Williams.
Examines the life and art of African-American painter Jacob Lawrence, covering the entire span of his career from the 1930s through the 1980s. Includes over 100 color plates of Lawrence's work.
The exhibition focuses on the quilts of Mary Lee Bendolph, and includes quilts by her mother Aolar Mosely, daughter Essie Bendolph Pettway, and daughter-in-law Louisiana P. Bendolph, found-object sculpture and assemblage by Thornton Dial and Lonnie Holley, and intaglio prints by Mary Lee and Louisiana Bendolph.
Introduces African-American artists whose work ranges from comic strips or quilts to welded steel, and describes the struggles and difficulties they had to overcome, as well as displaying the art that enriches the culture of the nation.
