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 ...

A painting bought for $10 at a thrift store near Philadelphia may be a unique masterpiece by Black painter William Henry ...

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 ...

A watercolor painting by 19th-century Philadelphia artist William H. Dorsey is now on display at the Historical Society of ...

The permanent collections include African art; African-American fine art; the Billy R. Allen Folk Art Collection; and magazine, historical, political and community archives.

Alanna Airitam addresses the absence of black people in the history of Western art, with rare appearances showing dark-skinned people "represented in paintings ... a boom in African-American ...

Auctions have been scheduled throughout October, ranging from "African-American Fine Art" to "Rare & Important Travel Posters" and "English & Continental Furniture & Decorations/Old Master Paintings." ...

Nearly 50 paintings by Amy Sherald, well known for her realist portraits of Black people, are on view at the San Francisco ...