20th-Century African American Artists

Formal Ties

James VanDerZee — Tue, 01 Jun 1937 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Formal Ties
Artist	James VanDerZee
Date	1937
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Shooting Gallery

Jacob Lawrence — Sat, 01 Jun 1946 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Shooting Gallery
Artist	Jacob Lawrence
Date	1946
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Picking Cotton

Clementine Hunter — Thu, 01 Jun 1950 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Picking Cotton
Artist	Clementine Hunter
Date	1950s
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Genre. Naive. Primitive. African American. Six figures picking cotton; one smaller figure headed toward a water spigot in LR.

Abstract Composition

Beauford Delaney — Wed, 01 Jun 1955 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Abstract Composition
Artist	Beauford Delaney
Date	1955
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

tan wash in background; thick black lines and curves; blue forms; torn from notebook

Homage to Nina Simone

Bob Thompson — Tue, 01 Jun 1965 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Homage to Nina Simone
Artist	Bob Thompson
Date	1965
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Mythology. Figural. Genre.

Carousel Merge

Sam Gilliam — Tue, 01 Jun 1971 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Carousel Merge
Artist	Sam Gilliam
Date	1971
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Brightly painted canvas mostly reds and yellows looks almost tie dyed. When installed canvas in suspended from ropes, creating peaks and pleats in canvas.

Flight Fantasy

David Hammons — Thu, 01 Jun 1978 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Flight Fantasy
Artist	David Hammons
Date	1978
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center, Gallery 6

Coffee Thyme

Sam Gilliam — Sun, 01 Jun 1980 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Coffee Thyme
Artist	Sam Gilliam
Date	1980
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Expressionist sketch of quickly drawn, overlapping lines in red, blue, orange, yellow, green, purple and pink; the lower half of the composition consists of a smaller rectangular drawing characterized by the same lines and a predominantly light blue center

Carbondale, Illinois

Carl Robert Pope, Jr. — Tue, 01 Jun 1982 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Carbondale, Illinois
Artist	Carl Robert Pope, Jr.
Date	1982
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G364

Ampersand

Martin Puryear — Mon, 01 Jun 1987 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Ampersand
Artist	Martin Puryear
Date	1987-1988
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center,

Corner Pocket

Benny Andrews — Thu, 01 Jun 1989 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Corner Pocket
Artist	Benny Andrews
Date	1989
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

House of Ancient Memory

Betye Saar — Thu, 01 Jun 1989 00:00:00 -0400

Title	House of Ancient Memory
Artist	Betye Saar
Date	1989
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Untitled

Carrie Mae Weems — Fri, 01 Jun 1990 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Untitled
Artist	Carrie Mae Weems
Date	1990
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

.1 photograph: a woman and man seated seated at a table; ed. 4/5.2 photograph: male figure seated, woman standing; ed. 4/5.3 photograph: male figure seated, woman hugs him from behind; ed. 4/5.4 text panel: "John and Mary sitting in a tree...".5 text panel: "In their daily life together trouble lurked...".6 text panel: "She was a woman socially involved...".7 text panel: "She was working, making long money...".8 text panel: "He wasn't working and she was..."

Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories

Gwendolyn Knight — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories
Artist	Gwendolyn Knight
Date	1991
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Genre. Figural. African American.

Us & Them

Gary Simmons — Sat, 01 Jun 1991 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Us & Them
Artist	Gary Simmons
Date	1991
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	On view at the Walker Art Center,

two white terry cloth bathrobes one with "US" the other with "THEM" embroidered on the breast and across the back.

Brian and Paul

Dawoud Bey — Tue, 01 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Brian and Paul
Artist	Dawoud Bey
Date	1993
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

diptych

untitled from Runaways

Glenn Ligon — Tue, 01 Jun 1993 00:00:00 -0400

Title	untitled from Runaways
Artist	Glenn Ligon
Date	1993
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Wigs (portfolio)

Lorna Simpson — Wed, 01 Jun 1994 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Wigs (portfolio)
Artist	Lorna Simpson
Date	1994
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

Stowage

Willie Cole — Sun, 01 Jun 1997 00:00:00 -0400

Title	Stowage
Artist	Willie Cole
Date	1997
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

a large ironing board surrounded by images of the faces of irons

"WE SHALL OVERCOME"

Kerry James Marshall — Mon, 01 Jun 1998 00:00:00 -0400

Title	"WE SHALL OVERCOME"
Artist	Kerry James Marshall
Date	1998
Institution	Walker Art Center
Location	Not on view.

The words "WE SHALL OVERCOME" printed in green ink from a rubber stamp. From a suite of individually titled prints, also including "BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY", "BURN BABY BURN", "BLACK POWER", "BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL"

20th-Century African American Artists

Formal Ties

Formal Ties

1937

Shooting Gallery

Shooting Gallery

1946

Picking Cotton

Picking Cotton

1950s

Abstract Composition

Abstract Composition

1955

Homage to Nina Simone

Homage to Nina Simone

1965

Carousel Merge

Carousel Merge

1971

Flight Fantasy

Flight Fantasy

1978

Coffee Thyme

Coffee Thyme

1980

Carbondale, Illinois

Carbondale, Illinois

1982

Ampersand

Ampersand

1987-1988

Corner Pocket

Corner Pocket

1989

House of Ancient Memory

House of Ancient Memory

1989

Untitled

Untitled

1990

Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories

Pleas and Thank Yous: 100 True Stories

1991

Us & Them

Us & Them

1991

Brian and Paul

Brian and Paul

1993

untitled from Runaways

untitled from Runaways

1993

Wigs (portfolio)

Wigs (portfolio)

1994

Stowage

Stowage

1997

"WE SHALL OVERCOME"

"WE SHALL OVERCOME"

1998