The African American Museum’s final push

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Anderson handles a Buffalo Soldier Bible from about 1913 and a 1966 pamphlet for the Black Panther Party of Lowndes County, Alabama.  February 07, 2016 10:20 am  •  Peggy McGlone Washington Post …

Smithsonian opening African-American history museum Sept

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NAZZARO STRIANO The Baltimore Museum of Art announced Monday a set of initiatives to increase awareness of works by African-American artists, in honor of Black History Month. Tourists walk past …

Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence and Lois Mailou Jones Featured in Weschler’s February 26th African American Art Auction

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(ArtfixDaily.com)  Weschler’s Auctioneers is pleased to offer a compelling selection of African American Art featuring the Collection of Reverend Douglas E. Moore and Dr. Doris Hughes-Moore on February 26th, 2016. …

Augusta Savage Visual artist

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    Artist, activist, educator. Born Augusta Christine Fells on February 29, 1892, in Green Cove Springs, Florida. An important African-American artist, Savage began making art as a child, using …

Faith Ringgold Artist

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Faith Ringgold, painter, writer, speaker, mixed media sculptor and performance artist lives and works in Englewood, New Jersey. Ms Ringgold is professor emeritus at the University of California, San Diego …

Varnette P. Honeywood Artist

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Born in Los Angeles, California on December 27, 1950, Varnette P. Honeywood’s close-knit family greatly influenced her life and work. Her parents, Lovie and Stepney Honeywood, were elementary school teachers …