Black women's artwork that everyone should have eyes on

Black women artists have persistently transformed modern art through their presence in museums and galleries as well as public art spaces.
Forbes

Black Portraits, From The Obamas To The Unknown, At Los Angeles County Museum Of Art

TOPSHOT - Former US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama stand beside their portraits after their unveiling at the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, February ...
Los Angeles Times

Obama portraits find good company in L.A. museum show that signals Black lives matter

Right now, more Black faces grace gallery walls and adorn display pedestals at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art than at any time in the museum’s 56-year history. Maybe more than in all those years ...
The New York Times

Black Portraits Get New Names, and a New Show

Glyn Philpot’s sensitive portraits of Black subjects, unusual for the early 20th century, were given updated titles — and consideration — for a recent exhibition in England. By Precious Adesina LONDON ...
WBUR

In 'Illustrated Black History,' artist George McCalman paints Black Americans onto our nation’s canvas

Portraits are about far more than pencil or paint. But for most of our nation’s history, Black Americans were denied that public honor. Now, with a collection of 145 portraits of America’s iconic and ...
Yahoo

How Black Americans used portraits and family photographs to defy stereotypes

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Portrait of Betty and Willis Coles by William Bullard from about 1902. Courtesy of Frank Morrill, Clark University and the ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Black Chicagoans flock to Bisa Butler, Obama portrait exhibits as museums rise to racial reckoning

Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...
WBJournal

Artists selected to paint first Black portraits for Mechanics Hall installation

A portrait of 19th century abolitionist Martha Brown. A different portrait, featuring Martha and her husband William, will be among three paintings revealed to the public in March as part of an ...
CNN

Art historians try to identify enslaved Black child in an 18th-century portrait

A year ago this month, when it was still closed to the public because of the pandemic, the Yale Center for British Art (YCBA) took a major step toward interrogating a controversial 18th-century group ...
Artnet

New Portraits Spotlight Black Revolutionaries Left Out of History

Much of our understanding of history comes from written accounts, but it is art and photography (and notably portraits) that really brings these people and events to life. Take the 18th-century ...
The Red & Black

Reflection of the past: The man behind the portraits in UGA's Black-Diallo-Miller Hall

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Through a miscommunication about wearing a red jacket, Richard Wilson knew it was ...
WESA

Portraits Of Black Pittsburghers To Highlight Revised Riverfront Mural

Starting this week, the big Black Lives Matter mural Downtown, along the Allegheny River beneath the Fort Duquesne Bridge, is getting a facelift. And it includes at least a few faces you might ...