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The history of African art / Suzanne Preston Blier

AFA copy 39088020440632: Gift from Janet Stanley. "Art historian Suzanne Blier surveys over 150,000 years of African art, set against the changing history of the continent, customs and religions, ...
CBS News

African nations want their stolen history back, and experts say it's time to speed up the process

Johannesburg — Much of Africa's cultural treasure was looted during colonial times and has remained in museums and private collections in Europe and North America ever since. For the last few decades, ...
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of African Art Announces Over $2 Million Gift and Bequeathed Collection of 19th- and 20th-Century African Artworks

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art has announced a donation from former Michigan senator Jack Faxon (1936–2020) ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Groundbreaking New Showcase of Nearly 60 Works Is the Biggest-Ever Exhibition of LGBTQ+ African Art

“I don’t know yet that there is such a thing as African LGBTQ art history,” says curator and author Serubiri Moses. Moses is a co-curator of “Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art,” now open at the ...
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In the face of opposition, the Smithsonian shines a light on queer, African art

The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., is currently hosting an exhibition of art by LGBTQ+ artists from Africa and its diaspora. Here: Pride and Belonging in African Art can be found at the ...
Artforum

Philadelphia Museum of Art to Establish Center for African Art

The Philadelphia Museum of Art (PMA) will create a center devoted to the history and influence of African art. The center is being made possible by an endowment from trustee Ira Brind, a financier.
The Florida Times-Union

The Colors of Africa Art Exhibit Brings the Power, Beauty, and History of African Civilizations to U.S. Cities

JACKSONVILLE, FL, UNITED STATES, March 6, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Colors of Africa Art Exhibit, a vibrant and immersive celebration of African history ...
Artnet

An Under-Sung Black Sculptor Steps Into the Spotlight After Decades of Obscurity

Dealer Ivy Jones is seeking institutional attention for 81-year-old artist Helen Evans Ramsaran, who makes bronze sculpture inspired by African art history. Helen Evans Ramsaran. Photo by Grace ...
Metro Weekly

Smithsonian Exhibit Celebrates LGBTQ African Art

Tucked beneath the National Mall, inside the subterranean galleries of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art, an enchanting world of queer discovery awaits — at least until August 23. You ...
Artnet

Was Picasso Really Inspired by African Art? A Century-Old Debate Reignites

A new theory credits medieval Catalan art as Picasso’s inspiration for the iconic "Les Demoiselles d'Avignon," but art historians are pushing back. Two people view Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles ...
New York Post

New Orleans Museum of Art under fire for hiring white woman as new African art curator

See more of our coverage in your search results. The New Orleans Museum of Art has sparked outrage over its decision to hire a white woman as its new curator of African art — citing her “breadth of ...