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Exhibition

A Selection of African American Art and Artists’ Books

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
Alain Locke
Associates in Negro Folk Education
1940

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

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

Modern Negro art : with eighty-five halftone plates, James A. Porter — Modern Negro art : with eighty-five halftone plates
James A. Porter
Dryden Press
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
Delita Martin
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
Benny Andrews
Michael Rosenfeld Gallery
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
Eugene Pieter Romayn Feldman
DuSable Museum of African American History
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
Paul Von Blum
CAAS Publications
2004

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

Power objects : ancient and to the future, Howard University — Power objects : ancient and to the future
Howard University
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
Carolyn Elizabeth Shuttlesworth-Davidson
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
University of California Los Angeles
1967

66 signs of neon, Noah Purifoy American — 66 signs of neon
Noah Purifoy
Judson Powell
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
New York Cultural Center
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
San Francisco State University
1994

Afri-Cobra III : [exhibition] September 7 to September 30, 1973, University of Massachusetts — Afri-Cobra III : [exhibition] September 7 to September 30, 1973
University of Massachusetts
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?
Margaret Burroughs
1968

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

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

Wisdom of the ancestors : African proverbs compiled, Ruth E. Edwards American — Wisdom of the ancestors : African proverbs compiled
Ruth E. Edwards
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
Amos Kennedy
2002

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

Tenderness, Khari Johnson-Ricks — Tenderness
Khari Johnson-Ricks
2018

Bring it home, Bennington College — Bring it home
Bennington College
2021

Testament Project : Volume 03, Kris Graves — Testament Project : Volume 03
Kris Graves
Bryn Mawr College
2016

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

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