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When San Francisco film collector and historian Richard Prelinger brought his “Lost Landscapes of Detroit” program to the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit last year, he was surprised that more …
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From Roll Hardy and Lillian Pitt to Kara Walker and Romare Bearden, November’s art scene swings into heavy action with tonight’s First Thursday openings. But as much variety and provocation …
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An iconic painting that has most recently been on display at the White House was transported by truck from Washington this week and uncrated Tuesday morning at the Dayton Art …
A crowd of movers and shakers was exiting an event at the White House during the Clinton administration. Among them was Wayne State University President Irving Reid. As Reid was …
Emory University’s Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL) recently acquired two major collections related to African American art and art history: the papers of the late internationally recognized artist …
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On Thursday, November 3, The Little Theatre and Community Darkroom will present “Positive Negatives,” a documentary about photographer David Johnson, Ansel Adams’ first African-American student at the California School of …
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The daughter of a black father and an American Indian mother, she became famous during the 19th century as an expatriate artist living in Rome. And now she’s in the …
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A large collection of photographs and paintings, including many by emerging African-American artists, will be sold at an IRS auction later this month after being seized from a prominent Birmingham …
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October 10, 2011 Category: Entertainment Posted by: Felicia McGuffie ABOVE PHOTO: David Charles, AKA The Illest Illustrator, from Baltimore. The 26th Annual Philadelphia International Art Expo is a three day …
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Visitors were able to tour a post-war Los Angeles through an African-American perspective during a celebration of jazz and the opening reception of a photography exhibit Sunday in the VPAC. …
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