James Lesesne Wells was an African American graphic artist, print-maker, and painter associated with the Harlem Renaissance. He was an influential art professor at Howard University from 1929 to 1968
African Fantasy, woodcut, 1929
Farmlands, woodcut, WPA commission, 1935–1943
The New York Public Library is a chartered public library system in New York City in New York, United States. With nearly 53 million items and 92 locations, the New York Public Library is the second-l
The New York Public Library Main Branch in Manhattan
The New York Public Library Main Branch during its late stage construction in 1908 with the lion statues not yet installed at the entrance
Lenox copy of the Gutenberg Bible in the New York Public Library
Cross-view of classical details in the Main Branch's entrance portico