Visual Arts and Design (Artists and Architects)
Julian Francis Abele (architect)
Ernie Barnes (artist; professional football player)
Richmond Barthe (sculptor)
Jean-Michel Basquiat (artist)
Romare Bearden (artist)
John Biggers (painter; muralist; sculptor; illustrator)
Selma Hortense Burke (sculptor)
Allan Rohan Crite (artist; illustrator)
Aaron Douglas (painter; illustrator; educator)
Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller (sculptor)
Sam Gilliam (painter)
William Henry Johnson (painter)
Lois Mailou Jones (artist; teacher)
Jacob Armstead Lawrence, Jr. (artist)
Mary Edmonia Lewis (sculptor)
Gordon Parks (photographer)
Martin Puryear (sculptor; artist)
Faith Ringgold (painter; narrative quilter; mixed media sculptor; writer; performance artist)
Augusta Christine Fells Savage (sculptor; educator)
Henry Ossawa Tanner (painter; artist)
Kehinde Wiley (artist; painter of President Obama's portrait)
James VanDerZee (photographer)
Daniel Minter (Maine-based illustrator, artist)