| Question | Answer |
| The Banjo Lesson, 1893 | Henry O. Tanner |
| Sarah Ogden Gustin, 1805 | Joshua Johnson |
| The New Negro Movement | In the early 1900s, particularly in the 1920s, African-American literature, art, music, dance, and social commentary began to flourish in Harlem, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston and on the West Coast in San Francisco. |
| Blue Hole Little Miami River, 1851 | Robert S. Duncanson |
| W.E.B. Du Bois | coined the term "double consciousness" and advocated Pan-Africanism |
| Portrait of a Gentleman, 1805-10 | Joshua Johnson |
| Salome, 1900 | Henry O. Tanner |
| The New Deal (1933-1938) | part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's plan to rebuild the economy. Consisted of programs to give relief, create jobs, and stimulate economic recovery. |
| Approaching Storm, 1886 | Edward M. Bannister |
| Mountain Pool, 1870 | Robert S. Duncanson |
| Realism | an approach to art in which subjects are portrayed in as straightforward manner as possible, without idealizing them. (mid-19th century) |
| Surrealism | a term coined by the French poet Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918) to describe two styles of art: a highly realistic dream-like image; a highly abstract image loosely drawn. Both involve the working of the unconsciousness. |
| Loch Long, 1867 | Robert S. Duncanson |
| Death of Cleopatra, 1876 | Edmona W. Lewis |
| The Land of the Lotus-Eaters, 1862 | Robert S. Duncanson |
| Nicodemus Visiting Jesus, 1899-1900 | Henry O. Tanner |
| Still-Life | the depiction of inanimate (non-living) objects. Common subjects include flowers and fruit, books, newspaper, and musical instruments; may contain complex iconography. |
| Yosemite Falls, 1888 | Grafton T. Brown |
| Mary, 1914 | Henry O. Tanner |
| Newspaper Boy, 1869 | Edward M. Bannister |
| Fruit Still Life, 1849 | Robert S. Duncanson |
| The Annunciation, 1898 | Henry O. Tanner |
| Hagar in the Wilderness, 1875 | Edmonia W. Lewis |
| Barbizon School | Found in Franc and promoted in the U.S. by William Morris Hunt (1824-1879), the idea of painting landscapes with more attention to detail than had been seen in the works of the Hudson River School |
| Double consciousness | a people born with "two souls, two thoughts, two un-reconciled strivings, two warring ideals in on dark body.. {that causes one to examine them self} through the eyes of others.. that looks on in amused contempt".. (Du Bois) |
| The 306 Group | a group of tightly knit African American artist meeting and exchanging ideas about the political and social meaning and purpose of their art. 306 became a leading intellectual and artistic center in Harlem |
| The Old Arrow Maker and His Daughter, 1872 | Edmonia W. Lewis |
| Daniel in the Lion's Den, 1895 | Henry O. Tanner |
| Resurrection of Lazarus, 1896 | Henry O. Tanner |
| Young Lady on a Red Sofa, 1810 | Joshua Johnson |
| World War II | the war (1939-1945) between the Allies (Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union and the United States) against the Axis (Germany, Italy and Japan) |
| Moon Over a Harbor, 1868 | Edward M. Bannister |
| Alain Locke | coined the term "New Negro" to describe the identity of African Americans migrating to northern areas, the emergence of black intelligentsia |
| Forever Free, 1867 | Edmonia W. Lewis |
| Daguerreotype | a form of early photography popular in America during the 1840's |
| Boston Street Scene, 1898 | Edward M. Bannister |
| The Thankful Poor, 1894 | Henry O. Tanner |
| Universal Negro Improvement Association (U.N.I.A.) | a Black Nationalist Movement established by Marcus Garvey in New York in 1917. The mission of the UNIA was to instill unity and black pride for all people of African descent |
| The Spiral Group | a close knight of African Americans artists whose membership totaled 14 members, founder by Romare Bearden in 1971 |
| Westwood Children, 1807 | Joshua Johnson |
| Under the Oaks, 1870 | Edward M. Bannister |
| Mt. Hood from John Day's Station, 1885 | Grafton T. Brown |
| Great Depression (1929-1939) | a drastic decline in the world economy; an era of failing banks, massive unemployment , and bankrupt pocketbooks and attitudes |
| Textile Art | a highly complex and sophisticated art form using textile fibers to produce quilts, banners, and wall-hangings. |
| World War I | the war (1914-1918) between the Allies (Great Britain, France, Russia, Italy, Japan and the United States) against the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary) |
| Works Progress Administration (WPA) | a New Deal program, created in 1935 aimed towards people working and promoting the cultural arts |
