Artists – Sculptors
Willard Wigan (1957- )
Afro-British micro artist Willard Wigan’s journey to international recognition and financial security began with an unhappy childhood. Born in Wednesfield,...
Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
In the following article sociologist and African American Studies professor Patricia A. Banks describes the rise of private art collectors...
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)
Elizabeth Catlett Mora was a prominent black political expressionist sculptor and printmaker in the 1960s and 1970s. Catlett was born...
Margaret Burroughs (1917-2010)
In 1961, Margaret Burroughs and her husband, Charles Burroughs founded the Ebony Museum of Chicago, later called the DuSable Museum...
Edmonia Lewis (1845-1907)
Edmonia Lewis, the first woman of African American and Native American ancestry to gain notoriety as a sculptor, was born...
James Washington, Jr. (1908-2000)
The painter and sculptor James Washington, Jr. was a leading member of the Northwest School, a group of artists, writers,...
