Legacy

English Teacher Joy Legacy Eugene Grigsby 1918 – 2013 Grigsby was a celebrated artist, writer and educator who obtained a B.A. degree from Morehouse College, a M.A. in art from Ohio State University and a Ph.D. from New York University. He met his long time mentor, Hale Woodruff at Morehouse. He was a Professor Emeritus […]

Torture of Mothers Lithograph, 9x10in. Links Together Lithograph, 24×40 in. Bread, Linocut 22 1/4x 20 7/8in. Mexican Woman Ink and Pastel on paper, 20x 13 in. Legacy Elizabeth Catlett 1915 – 2012 Catlett started the Fine Art Department at Dillard University in the 1940’s, a time when New Orleans was very much a segregated city

Legacy Chris McNair 1925 – 2019 McNair was a photographer for 50 years and was one of just a few black photographers in the ‘60s and 70s. He captured moments in history and prominent people such as Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr. He was also the father of one of the four girls

Woman Flower Mary McLoud Bethune Bound Christ Bronze Woman Bronze Legacy Richmond Barthé 1901 – 1989 Barthé received numerous awards for his sculpture, including the Rosenwald Fellowship and the Guggenheim Fellowship. Considered by critics to be one of the leading “moderns” of his time, Barthé’s sculpture bridges the gap between realism and abstraction. His figures

Sweet Emma Barrett from Black Mirror Black Mirror II Black Mirror Black Mirror Contemporary Ron Bechet

Homage to Picasso Offset Print 2 45x19in 2006 Little Girl Offset Print 1999 23x175in The Quartet Offset print 2006 175x23in Legacy Margaret Burroughs 1917 – 2010 Dr. Burroughs’ accomplishments are many, both as a visual artist and the founder of arts organizations, including the first national organization for black artists in 1959 and the Du

Orture of Mothers Lithograph 9×10 in Mexican Woman Ink and pastel on paper 20×13 in Links Together Lithograph 24×40 inBW Legacy Catlett Elizabeth

Terra Cotta Head Mask Series Dance Mask Benin Legacy Allan Crite 1910 – 2007 Crite was most known for his narrative paintings of social life in his neighborhood as well as depictions of Christian themes. He was very prolific and produced an enormous body of work that will sustain his legacy as a painter of

Unity Jazz in Budland Lithograph, 25×22 in.  Baker Mixed Media, 2023 Baker Mixed Media, 2023 Legacy Louis Delsarte 1944 – 2020 Delsarte was featured in the February, 2019 Time Magazine The Art of Optimism issue guest-edited by Ava DuVernay, which focused on leaders and artists of color who are shaping the field. According to Delsarte

Untitled Tenements Street Memories Present of Things to Come Oil on canvas, 1968, 49×21 in. Before and After Mixed media on canvas 1982 44×62 in Street Memories Oil on canvas 1966 49×21 in Legacy Richard Dempsey 1909 – 1987 RICHARD DEMPSEY (1909 – 1987) is WPA trained, attended the California School of Arts & Crafts in the 1930s and