White’s mural, The Contribution of the Negro to American Democracy (1943) at Hampton University is perhaps his best-known work, depicting famous African Americans across history. He saw art as a ...

Although her collection is almost exclusively by African American artists, the most overtly political work she displays is an ...

Clementine Hunter was a self-taught African American artist known for her painted depictions ... Hunter is often compared to another famous self-taught artist, Grandma Moses, and is considered one of ...

Visual arts, too, have been enriched by the creative vision of African American artists. The vibrant colors of Jacob Lawrence ...