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No 410 Romare Bearden

“What you don’t need is just as important as what you do need.” Romare Bearden, an African-American artist who worked with many types of media including cartoons, oils and collages, was born on September 2, 1911.

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No 371 Henry Ossawa Tanner

“I will preach with my brush.” Henry Ossawa Tanner,  the first African-American painter to gain international acclaim, was born on June 21, 1859, in Pittsburgh.

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