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Thank you for always taking the time to read and interact with the only African American virtual art library, gallery, and repository that delves into the Black experience in art, literature, and culture. This year once again had its highs and lows in all things centered around African American culture! To end this year, we have curated a listing of content for you to review at your leisure during the holiday season. For now, sit back, rewind in time and catch up on content, news, and information missed throughout the year. Our library curatorial team is looking forward to bringing you relevant content in 2023 that matters and will expand your horizons in African American art.
ART | library deco will go on break from December 1 – January 15, 2023.
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From ART | library deco: David Clyde Driskell was born in Eatonton, Georgia, the son of George Washington Driskell, a minister, and Mary Cloud Driskell, a homemaker. When he was five years old, he moved with his family to western North Carolina. Driskell attended Howard University, Washington, D.C., graduating with a bachelor’s degree in art,…
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From High Museum Art Atlanta: Works represent Gold Coast fortresses connected to African slave trade ATLANTA, Feb. 3, 2020 – This spring, the High Museum of Art presents “Paa Joe: Gates of No Return” (Feb. 29–May 31, 2020), an exhibition organized by the American Folk Art Museum featuring a series of seven large-scale, painted wood…
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Description: BLACK STUDENT IN A BLACK STUDIES CLASS IN A WEST SIDE CHICAGO CLASSROOM READING A BOOK ABOUT GREAT RULERS IN AFRICA’S PAST RECENT YEARS HAVE SEEN A RESURGENCE BY VARIOUS MINORITIES OF THEIR HISTORIES. PRIDE IN THEIR HERITAGE HAS LED TO CONTINUING TRADITIONS AND ASPECTS OF THEIR CULTURE WHICH ARE UNIQUE IN AMERICAN TRADITION.…
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From Flash Gordon Parks “About Bubbha Thomas: Bubbha Thomas was a musician, activist, author and educator. He was the drummer and bandleader for The Lightmen Plus One who from 1970 – 1975 recorded some of the most innovative, progressive Spiritual Jazz Funk Houston has ever witnessed. Bubbha Thomas was also responsible for the Summer Youth…
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From The Wife of His Youth and Other Stories of the Color Line, [An Excerpt] By Charles Chessnutt Pg. 269: The Bouquet …So Sophy stayed outside, and looked through the fence. Her poor bouquet had begun to droop by this time, and the yellow ribbon had lost some of its freshness. Sophy could see the…
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#freemagazines The State of America’s Libraries 2020: A Report from the American Library Association
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“An artist must be free to choose what he does, certainly, but he must also never be afraid to do what he might choose.” – Langston Hughes Image #1: The Hunted Slaves, Created By Ansdell, Richard, English, 1815 – 1885, Public Domain Image, Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture…
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#freebook news COVID-19 Announcement: Access to Booklist Online is free during this unprecedented time. Credit: Image via Shutterstock
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From MoAD: April 21 – May 05, 2020artsy.net/moad (San Francisco, CA) – The Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) is launching its first benefit auction, as artists, donors, businesses, collectors, and individuals have banded together to ensure the vitality of this significant institution. During this critical need, the art world is in solidarity to support…
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From Studio Museum Harlem Visit the Studio Museum Harlem online for free! The Studio Museum in Harlem’s permanent collection represents more than 600 artists, spans 200 years of history and includes over 2,500 works of art, including paintings, drawings, sculptures, watercolors, photographs, videos and mixed-media installations. The collection is a record of the growth of…
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