Negro Art: Past and Present

2020 Reprint of the 1936 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This is generally considered the first substantial study of African-American artists, written by the first African-American Rhodes Scholar and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance. The work of the most important African artists is presented in detail, including descriptions of their principal works in all visual mediums.

Contents: Negro art, past and present -- The Negro artist and Negro art -- Early Negro artists -- The Negro artist wins his spurs -- Europe discovers Negro art -- American art re-discovers the Negro -- Negro artists to-day -- The Negro through European eyes -- African or primitive Negro art -- The future of Negro art.