National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Artists, Making of African American Identity: V. 1
The artwork of four nineteenth-century free blacks expressed in portraits, landscapes, sculpture, and photography. Links to works from Joshua Johnson, Robert Scott Duncanson, Edmonia Lewis, and Augustus Washington are provided.
Black Past
Black Past: Grafton Tyler Brown (1841 1918)
Learn about Grafton Tyler Brown, the most successful African American artist in the 19th Century west, who lived his adult life as a white man.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: William H Johnson
Profiles William H. Johnson, an African-American artist best known for his paintings and prints of landscapes and portraits.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Brief biography on Henry Tanner, an American painter who gained international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and biblical themes.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Lois Mailou Jones
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features Lois Mailou Jones, an American painter and educator whose works reflect a command of widely varied styles, from traditional landscape to African-themed abstraction.