The Center for African American History
by Dr. Jeff Donaldson Dr. Jeff Donaldson, was a founding member of Organization of Black American Culture (OBAC) and African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCobra). He was born December …
The Center for African American History
by Dr. Murry DePillars Dr. Murry N. DePillars was born in Chicago in 1938. He earned a B.A. in art education and an M.A. in urban studies from Roosevelt University …
Art, Artists and Art Criticism
by: Emmanuel Jegede This article is focused on some issues concerning contemporary art and its practitioners and art critics as it relates to Nigeria from 1950 to date. In any …
Contemporary Visual Art from Ghana
by George Hughes Museums and galleries all over the world regard traditional African art of high aesthetic value. A reputation ignited by the overwhelming influence African art had on modernist …
History on South African Art
by: South-African-art.com South African has a rich history of art with the oldest art objects in the world being discovered in a South African cave. Dating from 75,000 years ago, …
The Artnet Africa
BY: STEPHANIE BRICE Stephanie was born in Tanga in Tanzania and educated at Loreto Convent Msongari in Nairobi, Kenya. She then joined the Kenya Arts Society to further her studies. …
Caribbean Arts and Crafts Festival, BVI
By: The gallery of the Caribbean art Artisans representing nearly 20 Caribbean islands will again converge in the British Virgins Islands (BVI) March 5 to 10 for the seventh annualCaribbean …
The History of African-American Art, A Look Back in Black
by: Celin Childs There was a point in history when the African artisans were enlightening the world. They were teaching the Greeks and Romans and building an art history to …
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Alan Dean – Black History Month Specials
Black History Month SpecialGreeting Cards Packs$ 35.00 EachFree Shipping All cards are printed on glossy card stockpaper, and each card come with an attractiveblank insert page and envelop. 5 1/2″ …
King of the rings returns
By Courtney Devores When Johnathan Lee Iverson joined Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey shortly after graduating from college in 1998, he was the first African-American to take on the …
Noted Collector of African American Art to Present Show
By Melissa Allen Patric McCoy will exhibit the work of many artists for ‘A Diaspora Rhythm’ As a vital piece of its annual Celebration of Black History, Elmhurst College will …
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Brooklyn Historical Society Focuses on Fort Greene, Clinton Hill
By ROCHANA RAPKINS Walt Whitman, Spike Lee, Marianne Moore, Richard Wright and The Notorious B.I.G. may not have much in common other than the ability to capture human experience through …
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A history of African-American artists
by: Romane Bearden, Harry Brinton Henderson A landmark work of art history: lavishly illustrated and extraordinary for its thoroughness, A History of African-American Artists — conceived, researched, and written by …
Artist’s African-American experience exhibit comes to Macon County History Museum
By KENNETH LOWE DECATUR – Vern Taylor has lived in many American cities in his lifetime, from his birth in Virginia to his young life in Washington, D.C., his high …
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BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT GMA
by: The Gadsden times The Gadsden Museum of Art and the Lambda Eta Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority have combined forces to plan the activities of the celebration …