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A Study of Negro Artists (1936)

1936 · Ephemeral film · 17 min

Synopsis

Reel 1: Black artist painting on easel at Fulton Ferry, near Brooklyn Bridge closeups of hands performing motions related to day jobs visual profiles of: Richmond Barthé, sculptor James Latimer Allen, photographer Aaron Douglas, painter Palmer Hayden, painter, working on roof Augusta Savage, sculptor Reel 2: Benjamin Spurgeon Kitchin Malvin Gray Johnson Georgette Seabrooke William Ellisworth Artis New York Public Library exhibit Reel 4: Delphic Studios, New York City Suzanna Ocunjami studio Pastor Argudin y Pedroso, Cuban artist's opening in New York Children looking at art Art hanging in homes of "prominent Negroes" Whitney Museum of American Art

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Running time
17 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives
Internet Archive item
0491_Study_of_Negro_Artists_A_01_38_22_20