<p>2020 Reprint of the 1936 Edition.&nbsp;Full facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software.&nbsp;This is generally considered the first substantial study of African-American artists written by the first African-American Rhodes Scholar and a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance.&nbsp;The work of the most important African artists is presented in detail including descriptions of their principal works in all visual mediums.</p><p>Contents: Negro art past and present -- The Negro artist and Negro art -- Early Negro artists -- The Negro artist wins his spurs -- Europe discovers Negro art -- American art re-discovers the Negro -- Negro artists to-day -- The Negro through European eyes -- African or primitive Negro art -- The future of Negro art.</p>