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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Broadcast Pioneer Seeks a Home for African American Artifacts

Why is this legendary DJ, who coined the phrase on the radio “Burn Baby Burn,” standing in front of his very rare black history collectable collection?

His pieces have gotten the attention of the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.

Find out why the Magnificent Montague seeks a home for African American artifacts.



Posted by Hugh Smith on 06/22 at 06:30 PM
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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

The Artful Dr. Margaret Burroughs

Frustrated by the lack of options for African-American artists to showcase their work and hoping to bring Black history to the forefront, Dr. Margaret Burroughs founded the Ebony Museum of Negro History and Art in Chicago.



Posted by Hugh Smith on 11/24 at 07:30 AM
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

10 Black History Artists Craft Great Collections

Augusta Savage, (1892-1962), sculptor and art teacher, was the first Director of the Harlem Community Art Center in New York City.

She studied at the Grand Chaumiere in Paris after receiving a Rosenwald grant in 1929.  Savage also received a prestigious Carnegie Foundation grant.

Her works have been exhibited at...

  • The 1939 New York World’s Fair
  • New York’s Anderson Galleries
  • The New Jersey State Museum
  • New York’s Schomburg Collection
  • The Societe Des Artistes Francais Beaux Arts in Paris

Our 10 black history artists hold the distinction of crafting great collections in the USA and around the world...


  1. Augusta Savage - sculptor
  2. Charles Alston - muralist, sculptor, and artist
  3. Dr. Margaret Burroughs - painter, sculptor
  4. Elizabeth Catlett - sculptor and artist
  5. Adele Chilton - Painter and artist
  6. Richard Hunt - sculptor
  7. Lois Mailou Jones - artist
  8. Dr. Samella Sanders Lewis – painter, graphic artist
  9. James A. Porter - painter
  10. William E. Scott - murals and portraits

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