Modern African American Artists + Artwork.pptx

Modern Black artists with their artwork. Each slide introduces a black artists and contains a portrait of the artist and one an image of one of their artworks.

1. “ What does it mean to redefine art history? For Mickalene Thomas , a luminary of the contemporary art world who specializes in dazzling collage portraits, it means ‘reclaiming canonized images of beauty and reinterpreting them.’“ -Smithsonian Magazine Mickalene Thomas, Portrait of Mnonja , 2010

2. The Broken Five , Rashid Johnson American, 2019 Rashid Johnson

3. Faith Ringgold Faith Ringgold, Tar Beach II Quilt , 1990

4. Hank Willis Thomas, Raise Up (detail), 2013. Bronze. Hank Willis Thomas

5. Kara Walker. Slavery! Slavery! Presenting a GRAND and LIFELIKE Panoramic Journey into Picturesque Southern Slavery or “Life at ‘Ol’ Virginny’s Hole . 1997 Kara Walker

6. Corridor . Lorna Simpson. 2003 Lorna Simpson

7. Titus Kaphar Titus Kaphar. Shifting the Gaze , 2017. Oil on canvas

8. Amy Sherald, What’s precious inside of him does not care to be known by the mind in ways that diminish its presence (All American), 2017 A my Sherald

9. Henry Taylor , Resting. 201. Acrylic and collage on canvas Henry Taylor