Lillie Kate Walker was an artist from Atlanta, GA. "276 Chestnut Street" is a faux naive depiction of a house on a neighborhood street. Walker uses broad, simplistic strokes of mostly primary colors to craft a residential scene
William Artis was a sculptor from Washington, NC. "A Mother's Love" is a limestone sculpture of a mother holding her daughter in her lap. The mother looks down affectionately as she cradles the child's head.
William Artis was a sculptor from Washington, DC. "A Terra-Cotta Head" is a bust of a woman with a solemn expression. The bust has a slight head tilt with an elongated neck.
Barbara L. Gallon was an artist from Tallahassee, FL. "Abstraction" centers two abstracted shapes painted in a light tan, paired with a bright red square in the left. They are boarded by black paint and layered on a surface of dark red, brown, black, and tan.
Walter Augustus Simon was an art historian, professor, and artist best known for his abstract oil paintings from Petersburg, VA. "Abstraction—The City—No. 3" depicts a city scene in front of a set of brownstones with abstracted bricks. Several Black people are conversing, relaxing, and playing around the building.
John Woodrow Wilson, a sculptor, painter, and printmaker from Roxbury, MA, was known for his creative portraits and stylistic approach to social justice. "Adolescence" is a sketch depiction of the social interiorities of urban life. A young boy faces the viewer in the foreground while groups of people socialize in the background.
Dr. Eddie Jordan, Sr., was a Southern artist from Wichita Falls, TX. "African Decree" is a metal sculpture of a humanoid figure. It has two legs with feet that stand on stilts and a middle section of the body with vertically stacked bolts. Sculpted metal parts extend to mimic arms, and the spiraled metal pieces represent coiled hair.
Dr. Eddie Jordan, Sr. was a Southern artist from Wichita Falls, TX. "African Female and Animal" is a wooden assemblage of its namesake made from repurposed furniture.
Ellis Wilson was an artist from Mayfield, KY. "Allen" is a portrait depicting a shirtless, seated Black man wearing an aviator hat. The subject is leaning against the backrest of a wooden chair with his arms crossed, looking away from the viewer.
Henri Linton was an artist and art professor from Tuscaloosa, AL. "Alone" depicts a melancholy woman sitting in a chair. The muted blue background emphasizes her solemnity as she rests her head in solitude.
Walter Washington Smith was an artist who often painted religious scenes and created city signs and posters from Clearfield, PA. However, "April Blizzard" indicates Smith's variability as it depicts a residential neighborhood during a blizzard. The sidewalk, open and empty street, and a house behind four barren trees are covered in blowing snow.
John Howard was an artist from Alcorn, MS. "Arkansas Landscape" shows a red house with a wooden gate, five posted signs, and six mailboxes in the foreground. The house is surrounded by dark green grass, leading to a mountaintop in the background. A sign pinned to a tree reads “For Sale” along with other titled signs throughout the landscape.
Alvin Smith was an artist from Brooklyn, NY. "As in an Arctic Sunrise" is an abstract depiction of the sunrise in a frozen landscape. Muted yellows shine through an array of black, white, and muted blues.
Gregory L. Ridley, Jr., was an artist from Smyrna, TN. "Asleep in Stone" is a marble sculpture of a person asleep. The subject's face is subtly carved into the marble, giving the impression that the subject is not separate from the stone.
John Payne was an artist from New Orleans, LA. "Awaiting the Welfare Agents" is a mixed-media depiction of a traditional family with pensive expressions. They are sitting together preparing for a visit from a representative of the Department of Human Services.
Franklin Shands was a painter from Cincinnati, Ohio. "Back Way" shows the rear view of conjoined brick buildings with chimneys, a staircase, and a balcony. A door sits at the center of the painting, with four stacked barrels on the right.
Romeyn van Vleck Lippman was a 19th-century painter and educator. "Baptismal (I Give This Child to Baptism)" depicts a religious scene of a woman preparing to baptize a girl. Both female subjects are dark-skinned and standing in water, dressed in white, under a dark blue sky. The woman is wearing a red kerchief, and the girl's is white.
Samella Sanders Lewis was a printmaker, painter, sculptor, and art historian from New Orleans, LA. "Barrier" is a drawing that depicts the physical and social barriers between groups of people. In the foreground, three women and a boy suspiciously look at a group of townspeople who return their stare from the other side of a barbed wire fence.
Elizabeth Catlett was an artist and educator from Washington, D.C., who repatriated to Mexico. "Bather" is a bronze sculpture of a woman preparing to bathe. The subject is nude, standing with their head held high with a towel hanging from their arm.
Leonard Cooper was a painter, musician, and piano teacher from Salinas, CA. "Before the Rains Came" illustrates a rural landscape prior to a rainstorm. It depicts two barns, a thicket of trees, a fenced area, and rolling hills under a dark cloudy sky.
John Woodrow Wilson was a famous painter known for his creative portraits and stylistic approach to social justice. "Black Despair" shows a Black man in a state of anguish with his arms crossed over his head, facing downward, loooking into his lap, resting his body on a table or desk. His right fist sits above his head, and he is wearing a military uniform.
John Woodrow Wilson was a famous painter known for his creative portraits and stylistic approach to social justice. "Black Despair" shows a Black man in a state of anguish with his arms crossed over his head, facing downward, loooking into his lap, resting his body on a table or desk. His right fist sits above his head, and he is wearing a military uniform.
Houston E. Chandler was a sculptor, printmaker, painter, and teacher from Saint Louis, MO. "Boogie Woogie" depicts two abstracted figures dancing the Boogie Woogie, a popular dance in the early 20th century.
Robert Blackburn was a notable printmaker from Summit, NJ who grew up in Harlem, NY. "Boy with Green Head" is a print of a green-headed boy wearing a black shirt with a muted background. The boy is looking at the viewer with a pensive expression.
Howard E. Lewis was an Art professor and Korean War veteran from Columbus, OH. "Boy with Pet" depicts a young man sitting outside with a domesticated chicken. The bird rests in his lap as it sits along a curb in front of a chain link fence.
Edward Strickland was an artist, educator, and writer who lived in New York City. "Brooklyn View" depicts the rooftop perspective of a neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY. Several buildings with chimneys and spires are in the foreground, and the cityscape continues in the background.
Gregory L. Ridley, Jr. was an artist from Smyrna, TN. "Brooklyn View" is a painting of the nightlife in Brooklyn, New York City during the 60’s. Story top buildings, trains, and street lights painted in layers of red, teal, orange, and black reflect a busy scenery on an open body of water below.
Samuel Albert Countee was a New Negro movement painter and sculptor from Marshall, TX. "Brown Girl" depicts a nude Black woman in nature. She has a thoughtful expression as she touches the branches that obscure her groin. In the background is a garden scene of pink flowers and lush trees.
Hubert C. Taylor was an architect and artist from Kilmarnock, VA. "Bus Stop" is a non-finito depiction of a bus stop. The piece displays a sign pole with indistinct shapes and shadows surrounding it.
Leonard Jones was an artist from Winston-Salem, N.C. "Cathedral" is a cubist depiction of a cathedral and the town surrounding it. Jones uses a variety of light and dark colors that resemble the aesthetic of stained glass.
