Claude Clark was an American painter, printmaker and art educator. Clark’s subject matter was the diaspora of African American culture, including dance scenes, street urchins, marine life, landscapes, and religious and political satire images executed primarily with a palette knife. Continue reading Profile: Claude Clark (1915-2001)
William Monroe Trotter was a newspaper editor and real estate businessman based in Boston, Massachusetts, and an activist for African-American civil rights. Continue reading Profile: William Monroe Trotter
Robert Butler was an American painter best known for his portrayals of the woods and backwaters around Florida’s Everglades. He was a member of the well-known African-American artist’s group, The Highwaymen. Continue reading Profile: Robert Butler (1943-2014)
Pauline Powell Burns also known as Pauline Powell, was an American painter and pianist. She was the first African-American artist to exhibit paintings in California in 1890.
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