Howard N. Watson
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Howard N. Watson was an African-American watercolorist, landscape artist, illustrator and teacher. He was known for his impressionistic watercolors of historical buildings, streets, neighborhoods and
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Samuel Joseph Brown Jr.
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Samuel Joseph Brown Jr. was a watercolorist, printmaker, and educator. He was the first African-American artist hired to produce work for the Public Works of Art Project, a precursor to the Work Progr
Howard N. Watson
…professional men that held an annual art exhibit starting in 1941. He was joined in its 1960 show by Benjamin Britt, Reba Dickerson-Hill, Robert Jefferson, Samuel J. Brown Jr. and Dox Thrash. Watson's father had been a member of the club. In 1962, Watson, director of George Beach Studios, a Black-owned commercial art company…
Self-Portrait by Samuel Joseph Brown Jr.
Abstract by Samuel Joseph Brown, Jr. 1937. Published by Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, Philadelphia, 1935 - 1943
Writing Lesson by Samuel Joseph Brown, Jr. 1938. Published by Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Art Project, Philadelphia, 1935 - 1943
Samuel Joseph Brown Jr.'s Mrs. Simmons, painted in 1936.