The extraordinary Kinsey Collection contains more than 700 books, artifacts and pieces of art that chronicle Black America from 1595 to the present. The collection was founded by Bernard Kinsey ...

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 ...

Goldberg’s 2002 two-fer wins of a Tony as producer as the musical “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and an Emmy for a documentary about Hattie McDaniel made her the first African American to ...

Betye Saar (born 1926) is an assemblage art trailblazer and creator of a broad body of work exploring American social, political and economic issues, plus spirituality, mysticism and African ...

Pencils remain a must-have for students, artists, and inventors. Enjoy these pencils and pencil boxes in our collections. National Museum of American History pencil, packaged set National Museum of ...