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AR 367-01/H1: African American Art

This guide is designed to help you locate basic resources on the subject of African American Art.

Museum of Modern Art, NYC

Past Exhibit: Just Above Midtown, October 9, 2022-February 8, 2023
Description: "Just Above Midtown—or JAM—was an art gallery and self-described laboratory led by Linda Goode Bryant that foregrounded African American artists and artists of color. Open from 1974 until 1986, it was a place where Black art flourished and debate was cultivated."
 

Selected artists: 

National Museum of African American History & Culture, Washington DC

Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience - February 1-29, 2024

Art as a Platform for Social Justice - Black History Month digital toolkit

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Past exhibit: Afro-Atlantic Histories - April 10-July 17, 2022

 

Selected artists from permanent collection: