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"Celebrates the life of a musical genius [Duke Ellington], detailing hundreds of his compositions and uncountable concert appearances"--OCLC.

A biography of the Harlem Renaissance sculptor, Augusta Savage.

A look at the life and work of painter Robert S. Duncan, covering his childhood, friends, patrons, education, and more.

Looks at the life of composer, bandleader and trumpet player Miles Davis.

An exploration of the life and work of Edmonia Lewis, covering her childhood, education, religion, sculptures, and more.

"Celebrates the life of the jazz poet [Langston Hughes], and details his impact on African American culture during the 1920's and 1930's"--OCLC.

A gifted poet, Countee Cullen wrote some of the outstanding works of the 1920s.

Celebrates the life of an American artist, Henry Ossawa Tanner in Paris, detailing his high devotion, travels, struggles and sacrifices, all playing a part in his success.

Readers learn more about Pippin's life as a self-taught artist and how his art, ranging from self-portraits to landscapes to domestic scenes and touching on issues like slavery and segregation, drew the attention of museums.

Zora Neale Hurston began her career as an anthropologist, observing and documenting the tension of race relations in the American South.