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The DIA’s collection of African American art includes approximately 700 works by noted artists Robert Seldon Duncanson, Richmond Barthe, Elizabeth Catlett, Edward Clark, Mavis Pusey, and more.
Rhythm. Color. Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare ...
Bold Colors, Art Deco Styles, and African-American Art Define the Work of This Husband-and-Wife Design Team. Story by Yelena Moroz-Alpert • 1w. O ne day in 2020, ...
In two adjacent galleries, he complemented the film with a sculpture show that features eight African art pieces moved from their usual perches upstairs at the Barnes, accompanied by three bronzes ...
The Met has made key acquisitions of black art in recent years, including the Souls Grown Deep Foundation Gift and a group of African American portrait photographs from the 1940s and 1950s. The ...
The film "Right On Be Free" emphasizes the importance of art and community in the African American experience. It calls for black individuals to engage with their heritage through artistic ...
The James E. Lewis Museum of Art (JELMA) at Morgan State University has opened a landmark exhibition titled, “Keeping the Culture: The Last Twenty-Five Years,” running from Sept. 29 to Dec. 13 ...
Housed in Oakland’s former main library, this special reference library is home to 16,000 books by or about African Americans, 70,000 photographs, a rare book collection and an archive of 160 ...
The Seacoast African American Cultural Center’s anniversary year will occur without its matriarch. Founder Vernis Jackson, a longtime Portsmouth elementary school teacher, died at 92 in February.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture Education Team believes that meaningful museum learning can, and should, happen at every age. We serve children, families, students, and ...
Explore African art influence on Broadway's The Lion King at the African American Museum of Dallas, with a special exhibit open until July 3.
Famed television and film actor CCH Pounder and her late husband, Boubacar Koné, amassed a collection of more than 500 contemporary works by African diasporic artists. A selection of 40 of those works ...