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African American

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Designates the styles, culture, and heritage of Americans of African descent in North America. The styles capture the essence of the African American experience and how personal and political rebellion and triumphs over prejudice and social adversity have enriched and contributed to the music, art, and literature of American culture as a whole.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Harmon Foundation Exhibition of Negro Art, January 5-31, 1932

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42 artworks by African American artists organized by The Harmon Foundation. The exhibition records span 4 folders.

Dates: January 5-31, 1932

Oils, Watercolors, and Drawings by Homer E. Ellertson, December 12, 1936-January 15, 1937

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An exhibition of oil paintings, watercolor paintings, and drawings by the late American artist Homer E. Ellertson. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: December 12, 1936-January 15, 1937

Outstanding Americans of Negro Origin, February 3-29, 1948

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An exhibition of 31 life-size portrait oil paintings of influential Black Americans who contributed to the advancement of science, education, art, music, law, medicine, and civil rights in the U.S. 23 portraits by Betsy Graves Reyneau and 8 by Laura Wheeler Waring were shown in this exhibition arranged by the Harmon Foundation. The local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sponsored the San Francisco showing. The exhibition records span four folders.

Dates: February 3-29, 1948

Paintings by Carol Blanchard and Karl Priebe, November 12-December 8, 1946

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An exhibition of 15 paintings by American artist Carol Blanchard alongside 27 paintings by American artist Karl Priebe. The exhibition records span five folders.

Dates: November 12-December 8, 1946

Photographs by Doris Ulmann, September 7-[October] 1930

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An exhibition of over 100 photographic portraits by Doris Ulmann depicting American “types,” including southern Black Americans, mountaineers, and portraits of distinguished Americans. No exhibition materials remain for the exhibition.

Dates: September 7-[October] 1930

The Migration of the Negro: Sixty Panels by Jacob Lawrence, April 16-May 6, 1943

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An exhibition of 60 panel paintings depicting the early twentieth century Great Migration of Black Americans from the Southern United States to the North by American artist Jacob Lawrence, circulated by the Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition records span six folders.

Dates: April 16-May 6, 1943