Gianna Samms

Gianna Samms

Gianna Samms is an arts and culture writer based in New York and London. She has contributed to TheGuide.Art and The Journal of Art Criticism.

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Archibald Motley, 'Black Belt,' 1934.

Arts & Entertainment

5 Harlem Renaissance Artists Whose Work Helped Reclaim Black Identity

These visual artists helped modernize and reclaim African American portrayals through groundbreaking painting, sculpture and photography.

Henry Ossawa Tanner and his painting "The Annunciation" (1898)

Arts & Entertainment

5 Groundbreaking 19th-Century African American Artists

Despite the virulent racism of their time, these talented African American artists found success—and left lasting legacies.