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Most of the African American culture consists of descendants of African slaves who survived that were held in the United States from 1619 to 1865. African American culture includes immigrants from African, South American, and the Caribbean. During the period between the 1600s and the early 1800s, art consisted of drums, quilts, wrought-iron figures and vessels in the southern United States. There were slaves arriving from Africa as skilled craftsman, with the experience of working in similar media in Africa. There were a few known early portrait artist, from the period of 1773-1887. There were no schools for an African American artist to learn to paint, although in special cases, some white families would allow for provide tutoring.
Following the Civil War, it was then acceptable for African American created art to be exhibited in museums which led to artists producing work just for that purpose. Other artist became notable for their creativity and art skill. As a result, the......

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