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...t Maker (1895). The painting is considered a milestone in African-American art, notably for its countering of racial stereotypes. ...m of African Art, and a preparatory study is held by the DuSable Museum of African American History.

It depicts two African-Americans in a humble domestic setting: an old black man is teaching a young boy – ...he may be the first painting by an African American to paint other African Americans in a realistic, "genre" style of painting, in which scenes or events from e

...the 1920s to 1940s, a time replete with stereotypical casting for African-Americans and largely unsuccessful attempts at independent black production. But with ...Depression -- Meanwhile far away from the movie colony -- The politics of art.

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...nd ends -- The 1960s: Problem people into militants. Steps forward ; Black art films ; A step backward: Ossie Davis and Gone Are the Days ; Along the road [[Category:African Americans--Biblio (film subject)]]