Collection: Art

Replete with complexities, abjection, beauty and joy, Women Painting Women offers new ways to imagine the portrayal of women, from Alice Neel to Jordan Casteel A thematic...

  An unprecedented look at Nellie Mae Rowe's art as a radical act of self-expression and liberation in the post-civil rights-era South During the last...

An inspirational trove of film posters and ephemera, photographs, artwork and more from the collection of Spike Lee For nearly four decades, Spike Lee has...

Black artists of African and Caribbean descent and major contributions to the British art scene Black artists have been making major contributions to the global...

Candid and personal, dazzling with color and immediacy, this first and only monograph of a rising star of the photography scene features work from major...

First published in 1963, James Baldwin's The Fire Next Time stabbed at the heart of America's so-called "Negro problem." As remarkable for its masterful prose...

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... and the color black is one of the most beautiful colors Art historian, art collector, curator, and...

Following the success of Jazz Covers, this epic volume of groove assembles over 500 legendary covers from a golden era in African American music. Psychedelia...

A groundbreaking A-Z appraisal of the work of over 300 modern and contemporary artists born or based in Africa In recent years Africa’s booming art...

Over the past 25 years, Supreme has transformed itself from a downtown New York skate shop into an iconic global brand. Supreme—the book—looks back on more...

The first African-American artist to attain art superstardom, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) created a huge oeuvre of drawings and paintings (Julian Schnabel recalls him once accidentally...

Seen: A Journal of Film & Visual Culture Spring 2021 • Issue 002 Dessane Lopez Cassell — Guest Editor Caroline Washington — Art Director Nehad Khader — Managing Editor Leo...

A celebration of identity and individual human beauty, this vibrant monograph is the first book dedicated to fashion photographer Nadine Ijewere—the first Black woman photographer...

A collection of essential quotations and other writings from artist and icon Jean-Michel BasquiatOne of the most important artists of the late twentieth century, Jean-Michel...

Over 500 glorious black-and-white photographs celebrating black culture throughout American history, from Jesse Owens to Barry Bonds, Ella Fitzgerald to Halle Berry.   Tucked away...

From Elizabeth Keckly's designs as a freewoman for Abraham Lincoln's wife to flamboyant clothing showcased by Patrick Kelly in Paris, black designers have made major...