This was painted by Lois Mailou Jones in 1932. The painting shows how African Americans, through years of sacrifice, have made a heritage built on their struggles. It also shows how they have so much pride in their accomplishments.
Into Bondage:
This painting was painted by Aaron Douglas. It shows the struggles that African Americans faced during slavery and how they grew to overcome it and unite.
Jacob Lawrence Self-Portait
Jacob Lawrence used a gouache style using simple shapes and bright colors. In this self-portrait, he picture himself working on a piece of art with several of his previous artworks behind him. He paints himself in a way that shows his open expression and good-nature personality.
Old School Jazz
This artwork was painted by Everett Spruill. It depicts Louis Armstrong and his band playing. This shows the Jazz days where the community was mostly unified.
The Janitor Who Paints
Painted by Palmer Hayden in 1930. It depicts how difficult life was for African Americans but that their passions will never be undermined.
Visual Blues
Painted by Ellis Wilson in 1943. Depicts a period of time where the African American community was very connected through Jazz music and dancing.
The Fighting Temeraire
The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last berth to be broken up, 1838 is an oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. HMS Temeraire was one of the last second-rate ships of the line to have played a distinguished role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. [more]
Liberty Leading the People
Liberty Leading the People is a painting by Eugène Delacroix commemorating the July Revolution of 1830, which toppled King Charles X of France. [more]
Ophelia
Ophelia is a painting by British artist Sir John Everett Millais, completed between 1851 and 1852. It depicts Ophelia, a character from Hamlet, singing before she drowns in a river in Denmark. [more]
The Music Lesson
The Music Lesson or Lady at the Virginals with a Gentleman by Jan Vermeer, is a painting of young female pupil receiving the titular music lesson. [more]
