{"id":4370,"date":"2018-10-16T17:57:29","date_gmt":"2018-10-16T17:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/media-archive.blackartinamerica.com\/?p=4370"},"modified":"2018-10-16T17:57:29","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T17:57:29","slug":"test-your-art-i-q-17-who-am-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/earthexhibitions.org\/media-archive\/?p=4370","title":{"rendered":"Test your Art I.Q. #17: Who am I ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
I’m possibly the first African American artist to be internationally known. I used the support of abolitionist to gain work as a landscape painter in Cincinnati Ohio. I had no formal art education, but taught myself to paint by copying prints and engravings of European artworks. Although I may be best-known for his landscape painting, I was able to make a living by painting portraits.<\/span><\/p>\n Robert S. Duncanson<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>