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From Gray Art Collection

  1. Princess Mask by James Denmark, Image 1.

    James Denmark

    Princess Mask

    Original Mixed Media

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

  2. New Beginnings 111 by Dunnie Onasanya, Image 1.

    Dunnie Onasanya

    New Beginnings 111

    Acrylic and Gold Leaf

    48 x 60 in (121.92 x 152.4 cm)

  3. Ritmo by Benjamin Rodriguez, Image 1.

    Benjamin Rodriguez

    Ritmo

    Acrylic on canvas

    36 x 48 in (91.44 x 121.92 cm)

  4. New Season by Whitney Austin, Image 1.

    Whitney Austin

    New Season

    Acrylic, fabric, jewelry, and collage

    48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)

  5. Portrait of Aaron Douglas ( Sound to Light) by Damien Mathis, Image 1.

    Damien Mathis

    Portrait of Aaron Douglas ( Sound to Light)

    Water-based Oil on wood, Marker, Resin.

    38 x 43 x 3 in (96.52 x 109.22 x 7.62 cm)

  6. OMARI ll by Frank Frazier, Image 1.

    Frank Frazier

    OMARI ll

    Mixed media collage

  7. Natural Babe by Whitney Austin, Image 1.

    Whitney Austin

    Natural Babe

    Created with acrylic and oil paint

    36 x 36 in (91.44 x 91.44 cm)

  8. Pickin Cotton 480/1000 by William Tolliver, Image 1.

    William Tolliver

    Pickin Cotton 480/1000

    Offset Limited

    14 x 15 in (35.56 x 38.1 cm)

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About the artist

William Tolliver

William Tolliver emerged as a professional artist in the 1980s. His versatile and exuberant style captured the attention of galleries and collectors across the United States and more than 700 of his paintings sold in three years. In part because of the high demand and sale of his work, the African American art market flourished to a greater height during this time. Tolliver has exhibited in the rotunda of the United States Senate Building and is featured in museum collections such as the Corcoran Museum in Washington, D.C., The New Orleans Museum of Art and the Hampton University Museum in Hampton, Va. He has also been featured in major art publications, including The Art Gallery International and The International Review of African American Art. Tolliver is best known for his creative depiction of cotton field workers, country landscapes, jazz musicians and character studies worked in abstractions and impressionism. Many industry professionals say his master of color, harmony and design is unmatched in the art world. Tolliver's knowledge of art did not come in the form of basic classroom instructions or even formal tutoring, however. It came mostly from his innate talent, library books and a mother who also loved to draw.
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