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 ...

The African American Museum of Dallas features one of the largest collections of African American folk art in the U.S. The museum displays African art, Black renaissance paintings, decorative arts ...

Spaniards and their Indian or African brides sport rich European costumes while Lobo- Mestizo couples wear plain or ragged dress. Curator Ilona Katzew, an art historian at NYU's Institute of Fine Arts ...