David Hammons Garners International Recognition for African-American Art David Hammons, Untitled, enamel on masonite, circa 1969. Estimate: $80,000 to $120,000. Contemporary African-American artist David Hammons is known for his body prints and assemblages of found objects, such as his fly swatter. His oversize version of an African-American flag hangs outside the Studio Museum in Harlem. And an early, experimental abstract enamel on masonite painting of his appears in Swann’s October 7, 2010 African-American Fine Art auction. Hammons has also achieved recognition and success outside the U.S., and is a featured artist in Journey through the Black Atlantic at Centro Galego de Arte Contemporanea in Galicia, Spain. Despite classification as African-American artists, international museums have been incorporating these artists into recent shows, including Jacob Lawrence in Afro Modern: Journeys through the Black Atlantic this past winter at the Tate Liverpool. Share Facebook Twitter September 29, 2010Author: Swann CommunicationsCategory: African American Art Tags: African-American Fine Art David Hammons Jacob Lawrence Nigel Freeman Previous Daile Kaplan on Ansel Adams & the Value of a Photograph Next First Known Reference to Baseball at Yale Recommended Posts African American Art—Works to Watch in the Fall 2022 Sale African American Art October 3, 2022 Swann in Profile: Corey Serrant African American Art March 17, 2020 Robert Scott Duncanson’s East Coast Debut African American Art May 11, 2011