#africanamerican is an active hashtag on Bluesky. In the last 30 days, 23 people shared 43 posts with it — around 1 a day. Activity is up 29% versus the previous week, peaking on Aug 26 with 11 posts.

Posts with #africanamerican

The Zen of True Art

@thezenoftrueart.bsky.social

6 months ago

Benny Andrews, "Spring Study," acrylic/oil and collage on paper, 1995; Smithsonian. #spring #blackhistory #blackculture #africanamerican #americanart #modernart #arte #collage #acrylic #paintings #museum #artgallery

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Jewels of a Lion

@jewelsofalion.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

#americaisstolenland #nativeamericans #nativehistory #blackhistory #africanamerican

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The Zen of True Art

@thezenoftrueart.bsky.social

4 days ago

Kehinde Wiley (b.1977), "Miss Susanna Gale," mixed media, 2009, after Joshua Reynolds, c.1763-64 (see Replies); Brooklyn Museum. #art #arte #modernart #contemporaryart #contemporarypainting #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #africanamerican #portraitpainting #paintings #museum #artgallery

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JoyousJoyfulJoyness

@joyousjoyness.com

about 1 year ago

My first face study when I was learning color and digital painting in early 2023! It's one of those lightning in a bottle moments, didn't quite know how I got to the end. #portrait #africanamerican #art #painting

Painting of an African American with bare shoulders looking at the viewer. The artist's signature and @joyousjoyfuljoyness watermark are at the bottom.

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The Zen of True Art

@thezenoftrueart.bsky.social

6 months ago

Kehinde Wiley, "The Three Graces (Coumba, Mariama, Rokhaya)," oil on canvas, 2023; Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. #kehindewiley #art #modernart #contemporaryart #blackhistory #blackculture #africanamerican #paintings #arte #museum #artgallery

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Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

“I Go To Prepare A Place For You” by Bisa Butler (American) - Quilt of cotton, silk and velvet / 2021 - National Museum of African American History & Culture #womeninart #womanartist #quilt #art #HarrietTubman #BisaButler #Smithsonian #AfricanAmerican #AmericanArt #womensart #AfricanAmericanHistory

This modern quilted and appliquéd textile portrait of Harriet Tubman by American artist Bisa Butler is based on the carte-de-visite photograph portrait of Tubman by Benjamin F. Powelson from 1868/1869.

The legendary American abolitionist and social activist is depicted in bright-colored fabrics against a dark floral background. Tubman gazes directly at us, her right arm on the back of the chair and her left hand in her lap. Her face and hands are shown in contrasting shades of blue and purple with rich reds, symbolizing her coolness, calmness, and strength as well as her power and force. Her hair is made of a deep velvet cloth, soft and opulent to mimic the soft texture of some African American hair.

Her intricately boned corset is composed of a black fabric with floral bouquets representing women as the source of life and infinity. Every flower is different as is every woman. There is a swath of orange fabric across the chest and a bright blue fabric along the center row of buttons, beneath a distinctive white collar. Yellow fabric with red birds denoting freedom compose the sleeves of Tubman’s dress.

The wide, pleated skirt is comprised of fabric based on designs by women from the Congo River including: a round section with a vibrant purple and orange floral motif against a bright teal background; an orange lion, an embodiment of Tubman; gold and orange ferns and palm fronds against a green background, symbolizing African heritage; thick foliage at the bottom of the skirt opening to a clearing to signify a journey to freedom; an orange wave hem to symbolize pain and turmoil yet small seeds grow and become flowers, symbolic of strong women; pleats or stripes evocative of the fields of crops Tubman labored in.

Black and white kente fabric composes the chair, suggesting a royal throne. The dark background with purple sunflowers and blue dots, reminiscent of the night sky, signify Tubman’s travels in the night and her tremendous faith.

Source: Smithsonian

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Duffy Studios

@emilydu.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

A GORGEOUS, sparkly quilt of a beautiful African American man by artist Bisa Butler. #bisabutler #african #africanamerican #quilt #deyoungmuseum #sf #bayarea #fineart #artsky #art #fiber #textile #blm #blacklivesmatter #blacksky #metallic #thread

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JoyousJoyfulJoyness

@joyousjoyness.com

4 months ago

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The Zen of True Art

@thezenoftrueart.bsky.social

13 days ago

Romare Bearden (1911-1988), "Homage to Mary Lou (The Piano Lesson)," lithograph, 1984; photo: Swann Galleries. #art #arte #modernart #blackculture #blackhistory #africanheritage #africanamerican #lithograph #printmaking #printart #litho #museum #artgallery

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Michael

@mdstamper.bsky.social

over 1 year ago

Eva Green by Robert Henri (American) - Oil on canvas / 1907 - Wichita Art Museum (Kansas) #womeninart #art #roberthenri #artwork #portrait #womensart #oilpainting #poc #WichitaArtMuseum #fineart #portraitofawoman #americanart #henri #americanartist #africanamerican #wam #portraitofagirl #bskyart

After his move to New York, Henri dedicated himself primarily to portraiture. Eva Green is one of his finest portraits of a young person, whom he saw as embodiments of uncorrupted vitality. Painted on Christmas Day in 1907, this portrait was completed after Henri returned from a trip to Holland. While there he had been deeply impressed by the works of Rembrandt and Frans Hals, whom he emulated by using broad brushstrokes, abundant pigment, earth tones, and dark backgrounds.

Henri’s notes about Eva Green record a “tam-o-shanter hat…. Blue coat, blue ribbon showing and reddish ribbon sticking out from back of hair.” Not mentioned in the notes but quite significant is the fact that Eva Green is a young African American, depicted by Henri in an autonomous role commonly reserved for white youths. Henri’s interest in representing people of different races was a manifestation of the deeply felt views of humanity that animated his portrait painting throughout his lifetime.

Born Robert Henry Cozad on 24 June 1865, in Cincinnati, Ohio, he spent much of his childhood in Cozad, Nebraska, a town founded by his father. In 1882, after Roberts father shot and killed a man, the Cozad family fled to the East Coast and changed their names in an attempt to disguise their true identities.

In 1886, Henri enrolled in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he learned to draw by copying plaster casts of ancient statuary and studying the nude figure. Two years later he traveled to Paris, where he studied at the Academie Julian and the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and came under the influence of the Barbizon School and the Impressionists.

Henri returned to Philadelphia in 1891 and taught there until 1895 when he returned to Paris. During this and subsequent visits to Europe, Henri traveled widely and studied the works of Frans Hals, Velazquez, Goya, and Manet, which would greatly influence his maturing style.

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Brandon S. Pilcher

@brandonpilcher.bsky.social

4 days ago

Marker doodle of an African-American woman wearing a bonnet. Not gonna lie, the first time I saw someone wear one of those hats, I thought it looked like a shower cap. #africanamerican #blackwoman #womanofcolor #art