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African American Folk Artist Ray Tillman Black Americana Giclee on Canvas Framed

African American Folk Artist Ray Tillman Black Americana Giclee on Canvas Framed
African American Folk Artist Ray Tillman Black Americana Giclee on Canvas Framed
African American Folk Artist Ray Tillman Black Americana Giclee on Canvas Framed

African American Folk Artist Ray Tillman Black Americana Giclee on Canvas Framed
A seated Black woman in a flowing white dress is framed by a brilliant turquoise background and a vertical garden of vivid pink flowers. An ornate carved wooden chair, gold bracelet, and rich areas of blue, green, and burgundy give the portrait a strong decorative presence. The formal pose and direct gaze recall the dignity of traditional portraiture through the simplicity and color of African American folk art.

Ray Tillman is an African American folk artist whose work is inspired by artists who shaped African American visual culture, including Romare Bearden, Horace Pippin, Jacob Lawrence, Faith Ringgold, Clementine Hunter, William H. Tillman brings those influences into colorful scenes of Black life, including portraits, families, children, couples, gatherings, and everyday moments. His work is bold, warm, expressive, and immediately recognizable as folk art.


African American Folk Artist Ray Tillman Black Americana Giclee on Canvas Framed