South African artists, 1900-1962

African American culture draws upon a rich body of traditions from Africa, Latin America, and the South, and folklore is fundamental to the African American heritage. The first wor...

Most who think about African American religion limit themselves to black churches, or perhaps to aspects of Islamic thought and practice. But a close look at the religious landscap...

Missouri Remembers: Artists in Missouri through 1951 is a collaborative project of The Spencer Art Reference Library of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, in partnership with the Kan...

Timothy Dodge explores African American interest in and participation in country music dates from the earliest days of the recording industry’s racial segregation of vernacular mus...

A guide to resources for use with K-12 students, this selective volume lists substantial, easily accessible resources on African-American visual artists. In total, 639 resources, r...

The African American influence on popular culture is among the most sweeping and lasting this country has seen. Despite a history of institutionalized racism, black artists, entert...

John Castagno's Artists' Signatures and Monograms have become the standard reference source for galleries, museums, libraries, and collectors around the world. Whether used to iden...

Encyclopedia of Jewish American Artists presents over 80 19th- and 20-century Jewish American artists, ranging from the critically neglected Theresa Bernstein, Ruth Gikow, and Jenn...