Black Women in the Arts with PhD
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Nikki A. Greene, PhD
Nikki A. Greene Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Africana Studies and Art Art historian examining African American and African identities, the body, feminism, and music in twentieth-century and contemporary art. …
Art Basel Conversations | Public/Private | The Evolution of Museum Missions
Margarita J. Aguilar, Executive Director, El Museo del Barrio, New York Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York Madeleine Grynsztejn, Pritzker Director, Museum of …
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African American Jeweler Edward Ford (Video)
Starting with $600 and a dream, Edward Ford has made a lucrative career as a jeweler while smashing perceived limits on African American success.
Holst + Lee Comes Colorful With Made-To-Order Rope Jewelry (Browse The Bright Bracelets & Necklaces)
Holst + Lee is a New York City based jewelry brand started by Southern designers Natalie Holst and Rochelle Lee. Each statement necklace and bracelet is made-to-order and features …
Gold Medalists Gabby Douglas, Allyson Felix Are ‘Glamour’ Women Of The Year!
Olympians, Gabby Douglas and Allyson Felix were announced as Glamour magazine’s 2012 “Women of the Year,” along with three other gold medal Olympians and ten other women of distinction. Douglas …
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African American Culture and Heritage
Albuquerque is home to a rich and thriving African-American community including artists, entrepreneurs, families and individuals all tightly woven within the fabric of the city. The Black presence here reaches …
Charles Alston Visual Artist
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1907 Alston’s interest in art began early. He received the art award in Grammar School and was actively involved in the arts throughout High …
Small but Sumptuous: The Watercolors of Romare Bearden
Color is indispensable for realizing pictorial space in all its variety; it is key to Romare Bearden’s watercolors. “City Lights” assembles 18 radiant Manhattan views, almost all painted between 1979 …
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Smithsonian, MoMA and the Met shut as storm approaches
As Sandy gathers strength, emergency preparation plans put into action By Javier Pes. Web only Published online: 29 October 2012 As Hurricane Sandy barrels up the East Coast of the …
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Driven to Showcase America’s Best Black Art
For decades Roy S. Roberts, a 40-year veteran of the automotive industry and former General Motors group president and his wife, Maureen, have shown their love for African-American art and …
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Vegan for Mercy
By Hilarie M. Sheets Posted 10/17/12 I make vegans,” says Sue Coe, the British American artist widely known since the 1980s for her sociopolitical drawings and prints. She recently published …
From Kongo to Othello to Tango to Museum Shows
By Robin Cembalest Posted 10/25/12 In 1902 the Walters Art Museum acquired a Pontormo painting of an Italian noblewoman, Maria Salviati, dated ca. 1539. Back then it was considered a …
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Art News – Magazine
Hank Willis Thomas Stages a Photo Shoot Text by Rachel Wolff How Sanford Biggers came to strike a pose as a two-faced dandy Excerpt: “It’s a little bit about blackface …
The Gordon Parks Foundation
The Gordon Parks Foundation permanently preserves the work of Gordon Parks, makes it available to the public through exhibitions, books, and electronic media and supports artistic and educational activities that …