African American Art

Vernacular photographs are the lifeblood of affirmative self (re)presentation. For African-Americans, whose relationship with photography has always been complicated—stemming from, among other…

Have you heard of Italian Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi? Find out why her popularity, and that of other artists, has risen dramatically since the 1970s.

Chart the frequency of…

Focusing on the work of black women artists, We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85 examines the political, social, cultural, and aesthetic priorities of women of…

Acquisitions includes numerous works by Thornton Dial and Gee’s Bend Quiltmakers

Opening May 22 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, History Refused to Die: Highlights from the…