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Article: A New History of African American Artists
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- February 10, 1994
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Gretchen Morris
Los Angeles Sentinel
02-10-1994
A New History of African American Artists.
African-American artists who worked prior to middle of this century were often publicly ignored. When their work was noticed, they were generally seen as black artists, not great artists who were black.
There was little record of their development and achievements. Now, a new book attempts to document their story. A History of African-American Artists, From 1792 to the Present by Harry Henderson and the late artist Romare Bearden is the most ambitious work to date on the subject.
Despite its title, it is limited to those born before 1925; that is, artists whose successes were eclipsed by racism and ...