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Ivorian painter Aboudia takes teen rebellion to top of the art world
With his paintings of Ivory Coast's street kids, Aboudia has taken his teenage misfit mutiny to the very top, becoming one of ...
Smithsonian Magazine17d
From the Antebellum South to the Civil Rights Movement, Black American Women Have Long Told Their Stories Through Quilts
In a new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, over 30 works showcase the significance of this ...
The Spokesman-Review14d
Notable African American Firsts In Art Awards
After the release of the epic war romance film “Gone With the Wind ... “Invisible Man,” about social and intellectual issues faced by African Americans, was published in 1952 and the ...
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The art of African American quilting
According to the National Gallery of Art, unlike the organized, precise patterns that many quilters made from Dutch and English designs, African American quilts were often raw and vibrant. They were ...
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SUNO honors Edward DeCarbo with African art exhibition
The Southern University at New Orleans Museum of Art is set to open its latest exhibition, "Liminal Spaces: Selections from the Edward DeCarbo Collection of African Art," honoring the late Dr ...
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MACAAL’s Othman Lazraq on creating a permanent home for African contemporary art in Marrakech
With significant support from Fondation Alliances, Morocco's MACAAL (Musuem of African Contemporary Art Al Maaden) has undergone a major overhaul – providing a permanent home for one of the ...