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Exhibition

A Selection of African American Art and Artists’ Books

October 1, 2021–April 30, 2022

Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Thomas J. Watson Library

Free with Museum admission

All exhibitions

Overview Visiting Guide Exhibition Objects

Survey Graphic. Volume LIII, No. 11, March 1 1925. Harlem: Mecca of the new negro — Survey Graphic. Volume LIII, No. 11, March 1 1925. Harlem: Mecca of the new negro
1925

The Negro in art : a pictorial record of the Negro artist and of the Negro theme in art, Alain Locke American — The Negro in art : a pictorial record of the Negro artist and of the Negro theme in art
1940

Ten Afro-American artists of the Nineteenth century, James A. Porter — Ten Afro-American artists of the Nineteenth century
1967

Exhibition of work by Negro artists, Harmon Foundation — Exhibition of work by Negro artists
1933

Modern Negro art : with eighty-five halftone plates, James A. Porter — Modern Negro art : with eighty-five halftone plates
1943

Trenton Doyle Hancock : mind of the mound : critical mass, Trenton Doyle Hancock American — Trenton Doyle Hancock : mind of the mound : critical mass
Multiple artists/makers
2019

Conjure, Delita Martin American — Conjure
2021

Laylah Ali : artist-in-residence, winter 2012 : drawings, Laylah Ali — Laylah Ali : artist-in-residence, winter 2012 : drawings
Multiple artists/makers
2012

Kara Walker : a black hole is everything a star longs to be, Kara Walker American — Kara Walker : a black hole is everything a star longs to be
Multiple artists/makers
2020

Rosie Lee Tompkins : a retrospective, Lawrence Rinder — Rosie Lee Tompkins : a retrospective
Multiple artists/makers
2020

Ming Smith, Ming Smith American — Ming Smith
Multiple artists/makers
2020

Nick Cave : greetings from Detroit, Nick Cave, Chicago — Nick Cave : greetings from Detroit
Multiple artists/makers
2015

Benny Andrews : portraits : a real person before the eyes, Benny Andrews American — Benny Andrews : portraits : a real person before the eyes
2020

Black art in Houston : the Texas Southern University experience : presenting the art of Biggers, Simms and their students, John Thomas Biggers American — Black art in Houston : the Texas Southern University experience : presenting the art of Biggers, Simms and their students
Multiple artists/makers
1978

The birth and the building of the DuSable Museum, Eugene Pieter Romayn Feldman — The birth and the building of the DuSable Museum
1981

Resistance, dignity, and pride : African American artists in Los Angeles, Paul Von Blum American — Resistance, dignity, and pride : African American artists in Los Angeles
2004

Art in Washington and its Afro-American presence : 1940-1970, Keith Morrison Jamaican — Art in Washington and its Afro-American presence : 1940-1970
1985

Power objects : ancient and to the future, Howard University — Power objects : ancient and to the future
1980

A proud continuum : eight decades of art at Howard University, Carolyn Elizabeth Shuttlesworth-Davidson — A proud continuum : eight decades of art at Howard University
2005

The personal treasures of Bernard & Shirley Kinsey, Bernard Kinsey — The personal treasures of Bernard & Shirley Kinsey
Multiple artists/makers
2006

The art of Archibald J. Motley, Jr., Archibald J. Motley, Jr. American — The art of Archibald J. Motley, Jr.
Multiple artists/makers
1991

The Negro in American art : an exhibition, University of California Los Angeles — The Negro in American art : an exhibition
1967

66 signs of neon, Noah Purifoy American — 66 signs of neon
1966

Blacks:USA:1973 : 2 Columbus Circle, September 26 to November 15, 1973, New York Cultural Center — Blacks:USA:1973 : 2 Columbus Circle, September 26 to November 15, 1973
1973

Black power, black art ... and the struggle continues : political imagery from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, San Francisco State University — Black power, black art ... and the struggle continues : political imagery from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s
1994

Afri-Cobra III : [exhibition] September 7 to September 30, 1973, University of Massachusetts — Afri-Cobra III : [exhibition] September 7 to September 30, 1973
1973

Fourteen hundred cowries : and other African tales, Abayomi Fuja — Fourteen hundred cowries : and other African tales
Multiple artists/makers
1971

One-way ticket, Langston Hughes American — One-way ticket
Multiple artists/makers
1949

What shall I tell my children who are Black?, Margaret Burroughs American — What shall I tell my children who are Black?
1968

West Africa vignettes, Elton C. Fax — West Africa vignettes
1963

A secretary to the spirits, Ishmael Reed American — A secretary to the spirits
1978

Wisdom of the ancestors : African proverbs compiled, Ruth E. Edwards American — Wisdom of the ancestors : African proverbs compiled
1999

Riddle ma riddle as I suppose : riddles from the Sea Islands, South Carolina, Amos Kennedy American — Riddle ma riddle as I suppose : riddles from the Sea Islands, South Carolina
2002

Fearless beadwork : improvisational peyote stitch : handwriting & drawings from hell, Joyce J. Scott American — Fearless beadwork : improvisational peyote stitch : handwriting & drawings from hell
1994

Tenderness, Khari Johnson-Ricks — Tenderness
2018

Bring it home, Bennington College — Bring it home
2021

Testament Project : Volume 03, Kris Graves — Testament Project : Volume 03
2016

Studies on a fluid body, Felicita Felli Maynard American — Studies on a fluid body
2020

Wild wild wild west & haunting of the seahorse, Jonathan Lyndon Chase American — Wild wild wild west & haunting of the seahorse
2020

Nathaniel Mary Quinn : this is life, Nathaniel Mary Quinn — Nathaniel Mary Quinn : this is life
Multiple artists/makers
2018

Tsé-tsé, Yusuf Amir Hassan — Tsé-tsé
Multiple artists/makers
2019