Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Charles White (1918-1979), Preacher, 1952. Pen and ink and graphite pencil on board, 22 13/16 × 29 15/16 in. (57.9 x 76 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. "Art must be an integral part of the struggle." - Charles White

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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Contemporary artist Jonathan Green (born 1955), “Daughters of the South, color lithograph on Arches paper, 1994, this impression sold at Swann Auction Galleries for $2,750 in 2016.   The artist’s website: jonathangreenstudios.com

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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Beulah Ecton Woodard (1895-1955), “Maudelle,” Fired terra-cotta painted brown w/ white & green additions, c. 1937-38, 12x12 1/4x8 in., Museum of Art and Archaeology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.

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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Watercolor! Masterful work! Leroy Allen (1951-2007): “Sun Drops,” 2001, 29x21 inches (737x533 mm), sold through Swann Auction Galleries for $10,625 in 2021. More info in ALT text.

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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Eldzier Cortor (1916–2015), Lady with Fan II, Oil on linen canvas, 2005, 18x12 inches (457x305 mm), sold through Swann Galleries in 2017 for $75,000.

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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), “Nicodemus Coming to Christ,” 1927, oil on canvas laid down on board, 61¼ x 71 in. (155.6 x 180.3 cm.), sold through Christie’s auction house in 2008 for $541,000

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Kevin Ashton · @Kevin_Ashton
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RT @artistsofcolour
FASHION SHOOT BRIXTON MARKET, Armet Francis, 1973

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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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Such a happy work! Your art history post for today is by Allan Rohan Crite (1910-2007), “Play at Dark (Westminster Street, Madison Park),” 1935, oil on canvas board, 24x18 inches, sold through Swann Auction Galleries in 2019 for $185,000.

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Laura G, Sassy Sixty-something · @LauraJG
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“Theresa,” by contemporary Texas artist Kermit Oliver, born in 1943: acrylic on masonite board, 1973, 6 1/2x6 1/2 inches (165x165 mm), sold through Swann Auction Galleries in 2017 for $7,500. Here is his website: kermitoliver.com

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rébétiko · @rebetiko
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BLACK PANTHER NEWSPAPER, POSTER, AUGUST 21, 1971, Emory Douglas, 1971

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