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Social Realism was art of the Depression Era focusing on social issues and the people. In New York City, this was the time of the Harlem Renaissance, a flowering of black social thought and arts. Diego Rivera and Jacob Lawrence are two famous Social Realists. continue on wikipedia »
See also: American Realism
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| Diego Rivera | 1886-1957 | Mexican Muralist |  |
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| Ben Shahn | 1898-1969 | Lithuanian/American Painter/Photographer |  |
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| Ellis Wilson | 1899-1977 | African-American Painter |  |
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| William H. Johnson | 1901-1970 | African-American Painter |  |
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| Romare Bearden | 1914-1988 | African-American Painter |  |
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| Jacob Lawrence | 1917-2000 | African-American Painter |  |
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