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African American Artists at the National Gallery of Art
An online gallery of work by selected artists, with descriptions and bibliographies.
www.nga.gov
Kristy Amacker looks at the way African Americans used photographs to construct a middle class identity for themselves in the period between 1880 and 1920. It contrasts images of blacks in studio portraits to commercial or documentary images of them at the time.
xroads.virginia.edu
African Americans in the Visual Arts
The online version of an exhibit at Long Island University. Over 60 artists are on display with biography and sample works. Also includes a bibliography.
www.liunet.edu
Visual art and writings of Onajídé Shabaka, with the occasional contributions of other artists or writers.
www.art3st.com
Jackson Davis Collection of African American Educational Photographs
Photographs of African American rural schools and colleges, taken by Jackson Davis ca. 1910-1935 throughout the Southeast, now in the University of Virginia Library.
www.lib.virginia.edu
Artistic creations by Doc Settles. Featuring limited edition prints and other original works in pencil, charcoal, watercolors, acrylics and oil.
www.geocities.com
Best known for its African-American Artists Series of documentaries on the most important African-Americans in both art history and in the contemporary art scene.
www.landsvideo.com
Photos of Lenox Avenue, Sylvia's, Apollo Theater, Foxy Brown, Harlem homes, and the Broadway elevated subway.
www.readio.com
A look at the life and works of the nineteenth century sculptor.
www.pbs.org
Featuring a gallery of oil paintings, drawings and collage reflecting the African American experience.
www.homestead.com
James Gibson talks about the group of self-taught artists in Fort Pierce who began painting the Florida landscape in the 1950s and became known as the Florida Highwaymen. Illustrated with examples of Gibson's work.
www.gibson-highwaymen.com
Featuring the abstract art of Perreaoult Daniels. Painter,writer, and artist.
www.geocities.com
African American Art on the Internet
Directory by Long Island University of African American art galleries, individual artists and African art.
www.liu.edu
Presents her original ethnic art produced in water colors depicting everyday life experiences and personal interactions.
gloriagravesart.com
The African American Arts Museum in California
A guide to current and upcoming events, exhibits, lectures and activities.
www.caamuseum.org