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Talented individuals, including Charles White, Elizabeth Catlett, Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden and others, stood above the industry prior to the 1980s while the Harlem Renaissance, AfriCOBRA, and other black art movements were the last of the noted revolutions in African-American art. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Forgeries of African-American Art on the Rise

by Stacy M. Brown January 14, 2019October 31, 2020

The recent boom in museums has revealed a devotion to African-American artists and the increasing amount of attention paid to these artists has led to a significant rise in forgeries, according to a new report.

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