Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Famous African American Artists

In honor of Black History Month, I decide to spotlight African American artists from back in the day, because who doesn't love to see some good art!

1. Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937)- The Seine c.1902, oil on canvas
Tanner was born in Pittisburgh, Pa where he went on an studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. Tanner had some success in the United States but his art thrived in European countries like France. The painting shows a boat traveling through a pinkish sky through Paris







2. Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)- Street to Mbari, 1964
Lawrence was born around the time of the Harlem Renaissance, where many black artists gained their fame. Many of Lawrence's paintings are based on the colors of Harlem and can be seen through his dynamic cubism style of painting. This painting shows a busy day in Nigeria, which is based on a visit Lawrence took to Nigeria.
















3. Alma Thomas (1891-1978)- Red Rose Cantata, 1973, acrylic on canvas
Thomas started out as a art teacher in Shaw Junior  High School, after graduating from Howard University. Many of her works are described as representational in her earlier works, but abstract in her later works. The abstract painting is canvas way of a describing a cantata, which is a musical composition

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