african american painters

Jacob Lawrence was a talented painter whose work became an important part of the Harlem Renaissance and modern art. Learn about his life, influences, and impact.

Presents color photos of more than one hundred murals by African-Americans--and several by non-African-American artists--spanning the 1960s through the 1990s. Also includes essays on the genre and its history, photos of many pre-1960s murals, a state-by-state location list of murals by African-Americans, a chronology of major historical events, and a bibliography.

Examines the lives and careers of artists Romare Bearden, known for his collages and paintings of the African-American experience, and Faith Ringgold, who specializes in painting on quilted canvas with frames of quilted fabric. Includes rare footage of Bearden at work.

Surveys the life of African-American artist William H. Johnson as his young niece might have told it. The artist's paintings provide the illustrations.

Biography that profiles the life and work of self-taught African American artist Horace Pippin and features descriptions and reproductions of selected paintings.

An illustrated introduction to the life and work of artist Horace Pippin, describing his childhood love for drawing and the World War I injury that challenged his career.

A biography of the North Carolina painter whose art had its origins in her religious visions and the African traditions of her slave ancestors.

Presents eight essays by art historians on the work of twentieth-century American artist Jacob Lawrence, plus a life and reception chronology and a bibliography.

Catalogs more than nine hundred works by twentieth-century American artist Jacob Lawrence and presents an exhibition chronology and a bibliography.

Examines the life of Jacob Lawrence, discussing his childhood, his move to Harlem as a young teen, his introduction to art, the development of his style, and his attempts to record African-American history through his paintings.