Feb 15, 2021 · Recent years have seen swelling recognition for important Black Abstract Expressionists like Norman Lewis, Alma Thomas, Beauford Delaney, and subsequent generations of artists including Edward Clark, Sam Gilliam, Howardena Pindell, …

Feb 1, 2023 · Here are 28 need-to-know Black artists from the 20th and 21st centuries. B. 1907, Charlotte, North Carolina. D. 1977, New York. Known for his abstract approach to figurative portraits and narrative paintings, Charles Alston was instrumental to …

Mar 16, 2021 · Art historian Darby English argues that by inserting “abstraction into Black representational space,” Black artists are confronting America’s monolithic definition of Black art and identity. What makes art “Black” and how do viewers perceive or value work that is unidentifiable by race?

Black Abstractionists: From Then 'til Now brings together a multigenerational group of 38 pioneering, mid-career, and emerging Black artists. The history of Black artists working in abstraction is inseparable from the history of modern and contemporary art.

Jun 22, 2023 · Below is by no means a definitive list of 12 outstanding Black artists everyone needs to know. 12. Norman Lewis: the Great Black Artist of Abstract Expressionism. Norman Lewis was truly a great American artist and the only Black Abstract Expressionist of …