Colonial America and the young republic 1700-1820. Plantations ; The revival of African culture on the plantations ; A planter's house in Louisiana ; Plantation slave artists and craftsmen ; Urban ...

On Friday, the 85-year-old sculptor, who created controversy as well as hundreds of pieces of visionary African American folk ...

For John and Pam Finley, African art, specifically from West Africa, captured their imagination because of the objects’ cultural significance and aesthetic beauty. For example, many were created to ...

An exploration of the vast works by African American artists is the current centerpiece exhibit at Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center at Christopher Newport University. "Cinderella Man," an oil ...

After six years, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) is finally shining a spotlight on the transformative gift of over 3,000 African American quilts it received from the late ...

DETROIT – One of the oldest and most complete collections of African American art in the nation just got a major upgrade - and you can see it now at Detroit’s world-class art museum. The Center for ...

The African American Museum, Dallas, NBC 5 and Telemundo 39 invite you to celebrate Black History Month in Fair Park. Don’t miss the FREE Family/Community Day and Read-In on Saturday, February 17.

YOU’RE WATCHING WLKY NEWS. BLACK HISTORY IS OFTEN TOLD THROUGH BOOKS AND MUSEUMS, BUT INSIDE ONE DOWNTOWN LOUISVILLE GALLERY, IT’S BEING TOLD THROUGH PAINT, CANVAS AND CULTURE. WLKY’S DEANDRIA TURNER ...

The spectrum of contemporary folk art -- Essay two -- The good, the bad, and the outrageous -- The aesthetics of folk art -- Parallels of contemporary art and contemporary folk art -- Contemporary ...