Black Americans

detail of Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Banjo Lesson, 1893. Oil on canvas. 49 x 35.5 in. Hampton University Museum. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons.
Henry Ossawa Tanner's Life and Art
The first African American painter to receive international critical acclaim, expressive realist Henry Ossawa Tanner exhibited at the Paris Salon, received honors from the French government, and…
MLK Memorial of Washington D.C., Sculpted by Master Lei Yixin and Design by the ROMA Design Group, 
10 Artworks that Honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has had quite a lasting international impact. This sentiment holds within every event, tribute, or art piece created in his honor. Over the decades, artists have shared…
Unknown, Slave-Made “Colonoware” Vessel, 1700–1800. Earthenware. Charleston County, South Carolina.
Revolutionary Pottery: Colonoware Undermining the British Empire 
Before revolutionaries dumped tea in the Boston Harbor or fought Redcoats at Lexington and Concord, early Americans protested British imperialism via utilitarian earthenware bowls, jars, and pots…
Political Cartoons and racial imagery during Reconstruction in America
Understanding a Political Cartoon: Nast & Reconstruction
A conversation between Dr. Kimberly Kutz Elliott and Dr. Beth Harris on Thomas Nast's 1874 cartoon "The Union As It Was—Worse Than Slavery."