The Cinque Gallery was an artist run space in New York that displayed and supported the work of African American artists. It was founded in 1969 by artists Romare Bearden,

Ernest Crichlow Ernest Crichlow (June 19, 1914 – November 10, 2005) was an American social realist artist. Early life and career Crichlow was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1914 to Barbadian immigrants. He studied art at the School of Commercial Illustrating ...

, and Norman Lewis. It closed in 2004. The gallery was known for nurturing a mutually supportive community of artists. It was named after Sengbe Pieh, also known as Joseph Cinqué, who led a rebellion in 1839 aboard ''La Amistad,'' a Spanish ship that transported enslaved people. The gallery presented the work of around 450 artists over the course of its history.

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Artist-run centres Art galleries established in 1969 Art galleries disestablished in 2004 Art museums and galleries in New York City {{Art-stub