African-American Artists, 1929–1945: Prints, Drawings, and Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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African-American Artists, 1929–1945: Prints, Drawings, and Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Soup Kitchen, ca. 1937

Norman Wilfred Lewis (American, 1909–1979)

Lithograph; sheet: 21 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. (54.6 x 43.8 cm); image: 15 1/2 x 11 1/8 in. (39.4 x 28.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999 (1999.529.118)

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African-American Artists, 1929–1945: Prints, Drawings, and Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Pool Parlor, 1942

Jacob Lawrence (American, 1917–2000)

Watercolor and gouache on paper; 31 1/8 x 22 7/8 in. (79.1 x 58.1 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Arthur Hoppock Hearn Fund, 1942 (42.167)

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African-American Artists, 1929–1945: Prints, Drawings, and Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golgotha, 1945

Romare Bearden (American, 1911–1988)

Watercolor, pen, and India ink, and pencil on paper; 19 7/8 x 25 1/2 in. (50.5 x 64.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Bequest of Margaret Seligman Lewisohn, in memory of her husband Sam A. Lewisohn, 1954 (54.143.9)

© Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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African-American Artists, 1929–1945: Prints, Drawings, and Paintings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Elevated Streetcar Scene, 1945

John Woodrow Wilson (American, born 1922)

Lithograph; sheet: 14 1/8 x 17 3/8 in. (35.9 x 44.1 cm); image: 11 1/4 x 14 3/4 in. (28.6 x 37.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Gift of Reba and Dave Williams, 1999 (1999.529.198)