Vodoo Drummer by Elmer Simms Campbell

Vodoo Drummer 1933

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"Vodoo Drummer" is a 1933 lithograph by African American artist Elmer Simms Campbell (1906-1971). The artwork depicts a Black woman, dressed in a simple garment, intensely focused as she plays a drum, her powerful hands emphasizing the rhythm of the music. Campbell was a prominent artist who explored Black themes and aesthetics in his work, contributing to the burgeoning artistic movements of the Harlem Renaissance and the Black Arts Movement.

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