A $10 painting found at Glenside thrift store is a clue to Philadelphia’s storied Black history
The W.H. Dorsey painting is one more piece of evidence that there was a thriving Black community in antebellum Philadelphia ...
6 Bay Area cultural institutions for diving deeper into African American art and history
From the Museum of the African Diaspora to two museums dedicated to the Black Panther Party, here are five institutions where ...
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Embroidery meets introspection in LCCC art exhibition
Intricate hand-embroidered works in red and black will transform the Esther and John Clay Fine Art Gallery into a meditative ...
A D.C. artist's glowing monuments to Black lives
Tsedaye Makonnen's ethereal pillars at the African Art Museum pay tribute to victims of violence and the perils of migration.
Dynamic concert set to celebrate African American musical artists
Pacific Symphony and the Arts & Learning Conservatory partner to present "Symphonic Soul: A Celebration of African American ...
Art has long found inspiration, and foreboding, in the Santa Ana winds
As the L.A. fires rage, we’re reminded of movies, books and songs that speak to the city’s love-hate relationship with the ...
With Their Lives Upended, They Practiced the Art of Resilience
Pictures of Belonging” traces the careers of three female artists who flourished despite the U.S. government’s imprisonment ...
Roots of Resilience: African-American community art exhibit comes to Seguin!
Between 5:30 and 7 p.m. on February 13, 2025, "Roots of Resilience: The African American Experience in Seguin through Art and ...
Artist Turns Rescued Black Cat Into Her Muse and Creates Entire New Career
Szewczyk was still a struggling artist in 2019 when she first acquired the beautiful Bagira, (named for black panther ...
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Rare Artwork by a Prominent Black Artist Is Found at a Thrift Shop in Philadelphia
A watercolor by artist William H. Dorsey dates back to 1864 and is now on display at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
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Rare 19th-Century Painting by Beloved Black Artist Found in a Thrift Store
A painting bought for $10 at a thrift store near Philadelphia may be a unique masterpiece by Black painter William Henry ...
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The Art Institute surveys the culture of Panafrica
The Art Institute’s massive survey wrestles with this vastness by bringing together a broad swath of African and Black art that reflects the beauty and nuance of the African story. Pan-Africanism, the ...