an enslaved African who died a free man at a very old age, comes from the diary of the man who painted his striking portrait. Charles William Peale was an American portrait painter who established ...

Maya Freelon portraits can be seen during the exhibition “Whippersnappers: Recapturing, Reviewing, and Reimagining the Lives ...

Thames & Hudson’s newly released book Consuelo Kanaga brings long-overdue recognition to one of modern American photography’s ...

This article delves into the vibrant world of African quilt artists, highlighting individuals who have harnessed the power of ...

Lead Belly is perhaps the best known name of the African Americans that helped define the genre, but you'll also find portraits of Mississippi John Hurt, Odetta, and Joshua Daniel White, and music by ...

Three photographers are exhibiting work that confronts the way African-Americans are often perceived ... and power in the eyes of the people in the portraits, it immediately counters all the ...

He contacted the museum, and they confirmed that portraits of African American sitters from 1841 in Philadelphia were a significant find. But the paintings are just one part of this family’s rich ...

The Supreme Court of North Carolina unveiled the portrait of retired Associate Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, the first ...