so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

Charles White was an American artist known for murals and prints which often portrayed African American subjects. In particular, he used printmaking as a way to communicate with a wider audience, and ...

An iconic painting by renowned Durham artist Ernie Barnes is on display at the Mint Museum Uptown. The artwork depicts a lively night at a Black dance hall in the segregated South of the early 1950s.

The Art Institute of Chicago’s Project a Black Planet: The Art and Culture of Panafrica is massive, featuring 350 works of art, with paintings ... portrait by the African American artist ...

A massive oil painting featuring two of Congolese artist Sisqo Ndombe’s haunting “cracked people” welcomes visitors to the ...

A 1990 oil and collage on canvas painting by Benny Andrews (Ga., 1930-2006) from the artist's America Series, a ...

The exhibit from Sabrina Nelson, “She Carries,” will feature paintings ... Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, and the African ...