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Jessica Lynne, Denise Murrell, Richard J. Powell, Monica L. Miller, Bridget R. Cooks, and Mary Schmidt Campbell. February 20. The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Black History Month - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism. Explore the comprehensive and far-reaching ways in which Black artists portrayed everyday modern life in the new Black cities that took shape in the 1920s–40s in New York City’s Harlem and nationwide in Gallery 999.
5 Powerful Stories on Black Art History
2021年2月16日 · His 1976 landmark exhibition, Two Centuries of Black American Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, was the first of its kind and paved the way for scholarship on African American art, history, and culture. In this video, Driskell uplifts the work of Aaron Douglas, a prominent visual artist of the Harlem Renaissance.
Celebrating Black Art and Identities - The Metropolitan Museum …
4 天之前 · 5 Powerful Stories on Black Art History Here are just five of the many stories of Black art, culture, and ...
A Selection of African American Art and Artists’ Books
2022年2月16日 · The influential 1980s exhibition Art in Washington and Its Afro-American Presence: 1940–1970 celebrates the eclectic achievements of the arts of Washington, D.C., including a four-chapter history by author, artist, and curator Keith Morrison on African American artists in Washington from mid-century through the seventies; influential ...
Exploring Representations of the Black Magus in European Art
Shania Johnson. May 13, 2021. The Adoration of the Magi is the name given to the scene in Christian art following the birth of Jesus in which the three Magi are represented as kings. After following the Star of Bethlehem to find Jesus, they present gifts of frankincense, myrrh, and gold, and worship him in recognition of his divinity (Matthew 2 ...
Met Exhibition to Present the Harlem Renaissance as the First …
The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism will open with galleries that explore the cultural philosophy that gave shape to the New Negro movement of art and literature, as the period was known at inception, using a term defined and popularized by the movement’s founding philosopher, Howard University professor Alain Locke, in dialogue and debate with W.E.B. Du …
Afrofuturism in the Stacks - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
2022年6月15日 · Afrofuturism in the Stacks. Afrofuturism is a genre that centers Black history and culture and incorporates science-fiction, technology, and futuristic elements into literature, music, and the visual arts. Often using current social movements or popular culture as a backdrop, Afrofuturism focuses on works that examine the past, question the ...
Athenian Vase Painting: Black- and Red-Figure Techniques
Department of Greek and Roman Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art October 2002 Between the beginning of the sixth and the end of the fourth century B.C., black- and red-figure techniques were used in Athens to decorate fine pottery, while simpler, undecorated wares fulfilled everyday household purposes.
Superfine: Tailoring Black Style - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
May 10–October 26, 2025. Upcoming at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 999. Free with Museum admission. Plan Your Visit All exhibitions. Overview. The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition will present a cultural and historical examination of the Black dandy, from the figure’s emergence in Enlightenment Europe during the 18th century ...