How old was Clementine Hunter when she started painting?
Over 50
100
This New Orleans born sculptor is noted for his marble bust of John Young Mason.
Eugene Warbourg
100
A former Professor at Texas Southern University, this artist’s work includes ancient thought of the Dogon of Mali, of the Yoruba, and of the Egyptian mystery systems.
John Biggers
100
What was the name of John Biggers’ exhibition that was displayed in the Houston Museum of Fine Arts in 1996? This exhibition examined the 50-year development of his career and featured 125 of his works.
The Art of John Biggers: View from the Upper Room
100
What was Earnest Crichlow’s memorable contribution to his paintings?
His portrayal of the touching simplicity of children
200
This New Orleans-born sculptor achieved fame when his work was displayed at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Virginia.
Eugene Warbourg
200
This Dillard University graduate achieved fame in painting by using the properties of color within the framework of scientific research.
Hayward Oubre
200
During the 1850’s he was the earliest African American to be recognized for his work as a muralist and studio painter.
Robert Duncanson
200
Who won the Harmon Foundation’s medal 3 times as the nation’s outstanding African American artist?
Sargent Johnson
200
This painter’s work was done in black and white, a symbolic motif, that he felt gave him the widest possible vision.
Charles White
300
This New Orleans-born painter has had one-man art shows in Paris, Tokyo, and Kyoto.
Edward Clark
300
During the Harlem Renaissance, where were Richmond Barth’s illustrations found and purchased?
Books of writers such as Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen
300
In 1928, this Louisianan had a one-man show at the New Galleries in downtown New York.
Archibald Motley
300
This sports artist was the official artist for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
Ernie Barnes
300
This Gastonia, North Carolina native was one of the first African American artists to study and live in West Africa. In the 1950’s he brought positive, personal, and accurate images of African culture to America.
John Biggers
400
This artist’s paintings were depicted on the 1970s sitcom, Good Times.
Ernie Barnes
400
In 2004 he became the first African American artist commissioned to paint an official presidential portrait.
Simmie Knox
400
Who, in 1988, was presented the National Medal for the Arts by President Ronald Reagan?
Gordon Parks
400
She was the earliest successful female sculptor.
Edmonia Lewis
400
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, this painter was an adherent of the 1950’s “action school” of painting.
Edward Clark
500
Life Magazine, in an article on “Negroes,” featured a photograph of him surrounded by a group of his paintings. This was set at the annual outdoor exhibition in Washington Square in New York.
Jacob Lawrence
500
This Louisiana-born woman founded the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago.
Dr. Margaret Burroughs
500
Who, 1923, was the first African American member of the American Institute of Architecture?
Paul Revere Williams
500
Who, in 1969, became the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize in Photography?
Moneta Sleet, Jr.
500
James Van Der Zee, photographer, received international recognition for this 1969 exhibition.