African American Art Wall
Adds Beauty To Your Home

Build your African American art wall with some of the most stirring examples of African American art to be found anywhere.

Step into the sublime world of beautiful, brilliant art that reaches back for its inspiration to its "dark" roots in deepest Africa.

The spirits of the ancestors live on in original African American art. Allow the intuitive sense of color and form work its magic on your soul.

A Proud Heritage Lives Today

Your African American art wall is something that you take pride in and rightly so. Whether you are just starting your collection or have been fascinated for years, we've got the right information for you at the perfect time!

African American art's origins are found in the slave communities of the 1600s to the 1800s. Most of the early pieces were of small drums, quilts, wrought iron figures and ceramic vessels, with similarities to West and Central African work.

Over time, a distinct African American art style emerged. Blending the artist's passion and excitement for life with the wealth of memory, religious principle and sacred myths that the ancient culture embodied created an entirely new genre.

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A Long, Rewarding Artistic Journey

African American art began to take on a life of its own, starting with the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, assisted by the Harmon Foundation founded in 1922, which sponsored many new artists.

The Highwaymen of the '50s and '60s were a loosely knit organization of 26 African American artists who quickly created idyllic Florida landscapes, which they then sold from the backs of their cars. This group was rediscovered in the 1990s and have become an iconic part of American folk history.

Contemporary African American artist Kara Walker, known for her exploration of racial, gender and sexuality themes, is just one in a long list of famous African American artists. She is revered among others such as: Claude Clark, Aaron Douglas, Clementine Hunter, William H. Johnson, Jacob Lawrence and Henry O. Tanner; the best known is Romare Bearden.

Appreciation Of The African American Artist

The work itself holds us spellbound, stilling our thoughts. Regardless of the artist, an outstanding work of art arouses the consciousness with every view, sometimes with just the thought of it.

The work of the artist is immortal, baring and bearing the soul of an entire continent. Even the ubiquitous royalty free African American clip art contributes to its eternalness.

It's the dance of life, on an entirely new canvas. Distilling the original, sensual and tender spirit of African art and deepening it with mystical significance.

That's what African American art wall means to you and I invite you to click on the menu to the left to purchase an affordable art object of your own to enhance your wall of African American art.

With every acquisition, the magic and enchantment will come home to you once more! Whether it's African American clip art or originals on canvas, you're sure to be charmed.

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