Raymond Saunders

Raymond Saunders

1934 — 2024

African American artist (1934–2025)

Raymond Jennings Saunders was an American visual artist known for his multimedia paintings which often have sociopolitical undertones, and which incorporate assemblage, drawing, collage and found text. Saunders is also recognized for his installation, sculpture, and curatorial work.

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Works

1961

Chambre

Raymond Saunders Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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1962

Night Poetry

Raymond Saunders Carnegie Museum of Art
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1962

Two Figures

Raymond Saunders Carnegie Museum of Art
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1962

Winterscape

Raymond Saunders Whitney Museum of American Art
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1963

Something about Something

Raymond Saunders Metropolitan Museum of Art
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1963

Woman and Child (9088)

Raymond Saunders Carnegie Museum of Art
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1970

Red Star

Raymond Saunders National Gallery of Art
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1971

Jack Johnson

Raymond Saunders Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
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1972

Jack Johnson

Raymond Saunders Yale University Art Gallery
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1977

Charlie Parker

Raymond Saunders San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1977

Maria Really Didn't Care, But Then She Did

Raymond Saunders San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1985

Layers of Being

Raymond Saunders Carnegie Museum of Art
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1986

In a Black Landscape

Raymond Saunders San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1989

Vivienne

Raymond Saunders Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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1992

Beauty as Syntax

Raymond Saunders San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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1992

Silence Ignoring Gesture

Raymond Saunders Yale University Art Gallery
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1995

Not Always Invited to Dinner

Raymond Saunders Carnegie Museum of Art
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1995

Untitled (Bird Lives)

Raymond Saunders San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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2001

Untitled

Raymond Saunders San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
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