Directory of Visual Arts Resources

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Painting, drawing and sculpture by African-Americans. This category in for primarily informational sites.

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Resources in This Category

• African American Artists at the National Gallery of Art

  http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ggafamer/ggafamer-main1.html
  An online gallery of work by selected artists, with descriptions and bibliographies.

• Art Thirst Projects

  http://www.art3st.com/
  Visual art and writings of Onajídé Shabaka, with the occasional contributions of other artists or writers.

• Jerome W. Jones Jr.

  http://www.jeromewjonesjr.com/
  Virginia-based artist shows paintings and prints. Portraits and murals too. Includes a celebrity photo display.

• L&S Video

  http://www.landsvideo.com/
  Best known for its African-American Artists Series of documentaries on the most important African-Americans in both art history and in the contemporary art scene.

• NYC Harlem Photo Gallery

  http://www.readio.com/nywindowgallery/harlem/harlem1.html
  Photos of Lenox Avenue, Sylvia's, Apollo Theater, Foxy Brown, Harlem homes, and the Broadway elevated subway.

• Picturing Ourselves

  http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA02/amacker/photo/photo1.html
  Kristy Amacker looks at the way African Americans used photographs to construct a middle class identity for themselves in the period between 1880 and 1920. It contrasts images of blacks in studio portraits to commercial or documentary images of them at the time.

• The African American Arts Museum in California

  http://www.caamuseum.org/
  A guide to current and upcoming events, exhibits, lectures and activities.

• The Museum of Black Superheroes

  http://bsuperhero.blogspot.com/
  Gallery of artwork from comic books featuring black superheros.

 

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