Images of a Black Man

Presented by Hampton Art Lovers, is a series of works depicting Black Men in Art from various artists.

We post these works in the spirit of protest for the wrongful death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and all black men throughout the history of the United States of America. All the works are found on pages of books and catalogues shown and cited in the post.

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CHARLES WHITE (b. 1918 - d. 1979)

Homage to Sterling Brown
CHARLES WHITE
1972
Oil on Canvas

(Charles White: Black Pope, Esther Adler, @ 2017 The Museum of Modern Art, p. 48,49,50)

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WILLIAM ELLISWORTH ARTIS (b. 1914 - d. 1977)

Michael
WILLIAM ELLISWORTH ARTIS
mid-to-late 1940s
Terra cotta

(Against The Odds: African-American Artist and the Harmon Foundation, Gary A. Reynolds, Beryl J. Wright, © 1989 The Newark Museum, p. 150,153)

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ERNIE BARNES (b. 1938 - d. 2009)

Each One, Teach One
ERNIE BARNES
ca. 2005-2007
Acrylic on canvas

(The Iconic Art of Ernie Barnes, 2020 Calendar @ 2019 Shades of Color, LLC)