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G Galleries, Dealers and Museums
Founded in 1976 as the Afro-American Historical African-American artwork that we call Black artwork is
and Cultural Museum in celebration of the nation’s more than just the beautiful images on the walls of our six-
Bicentennial, the Museum was the frst institution funded fgure homes. At its core lies more than six generations
and built by a major municipality to preserve, interpret and of humiliating sufering and pain with a relentless struggle
exhibit the heritage of African-Americans. Throughout to fnd joy. It looks great, in spite of what it has gone
its evolution, the Museum has objectively interpreted and through to be here… as do we. Black artwork is hard yet
presented the achievements and aspirations of African- soft, dark yet light, ugly yet very beautiful, simple yet very
Americans from pre-colonial times to the current day. complex... as are we. The more we embrace it, the more
we embrace the ever-developing story of who we are.
For the collector, there’s not another commodity of
modern times with more value than African-American
artwork. To date, there is not another group of people
on this planet who have endured what African-Americans
have over the past six-plus generations... and there
never will be! The remnants of that very unique but tragic
experience are being visually expressed through present
day Black artwork.
Reginald Toran
CEO, BlackArtwork.com
Baltimore, MD
Mask by Charles Bibbs
333
332 333
Founded in 1976 as the Afro-American Historical African-American artwork that we call Black artwork is
and Cultural Museum in celebration of the nation’s more than just the beautiful images on the walls of our six-
Bicentennial, the Museum was the frst institution funded fgure homes. At its core lies more than six generations
and built by a major municipality to preserve, interpret and of humiliating sufering and pain with a relentless struggle
exhibit the heritage of African-Americans. Throughout to fnd joy. It looks great, in spite of what it has gone
its evolution, the Museum has objectively interpreted and through to be here… as do we. Black artwork is hard yet
presented the achievements and aspirations of African- soft, dark yet light, ugly yet very beautiful, simple yet very
Americans from pre-colonial times to the current day. complex... as are we. The more we embrace it, the more
we embrace the ever-developing story of who we are.
For the collector, there’s not another commodity of
modern times with more value than African-American
artwork. To date, there is not another group of people
on this planet who have endured what African-Americans
have over the past six-plus generations... and there
never will be! The remnants of that very unique but tragic
experience are being visually expressed through present
day Black artwork.
Reginald Toran
CEO, BlackArtwork.com
Baltimore, MD
Mask by Charles Bibbs
333
332 333
