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1. Aerosol Art
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

2. Art
From: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SLAVE RESISTANCE AND REBELLION

3. Banks, Johnny (1912–1988)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

4. Basket Weaving
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

5. Benberry, Cuesta
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

6. Bonds, Nedra Leatrice Patton (1948– )
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

7. Bottle Trees
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

8. FOLK ART
From: Black Roadways

9. Flags
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

10. Graffiti
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

11. Grave Decorations
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

12. Hicks, Kyra Ethelene (1965– )
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

13. Hunter, Clementine (1886/1887–1988)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

14. Hyppolite, Hector (1894–1948)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

15. Liautaud, Georges (1899–1991)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

16. Mardi gras costumes and masks
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

17. Mazloomi, carolyn (1948– )
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

18. Morgan, sister gertrude (1900–1980)
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

19. Pottery
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

20. Quilting
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

21. Quilts
From: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SLAVE RESISTANCE AND REBELLION

22. Ringgold, Faith (1930– )
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

23. Visionary Artists
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

24. Wood Carving
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

25. Yard Art
From: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Folklore

My Grandmother’s Funeral, Johnny Banks, 1984, 14 x 28 inches, acrylics on posterboard. The following inscription is on the back of the work: “In remembrance of my grandmother’s funeral in 1919. I was eight years old. Seguin, Texas.” From the collection of Regenia A. Perry.

Black Matriarch, Clementine Hunter (1886/ 1887–1988), Melrose Plantation, Natchitoches, Louisiana, ca. 1970s. Oil on cardboard, 24" _161/2". Collection American Folk Art Museum, New York. Gift of Mrs. Chauncey Newlin, 1991.23.4. Photo by Gavin Ashworth.

When John Henry Was a Baby, by Palmer Hayden (b. 1893). From the Artworks by Negro Artists Collection. Courtesy NARA.

Yard art in Florida, including a bottle tree. Courtesy Florida State Archives.