There is plenty of information on African American art and artists available in databases described elsewhere in this guide. Finding information on lesser-known artists will require additional research.
Resources for researching the past, present, & future of African Americans, the wider African Diaspora, & Africa itself. Comprised of several cross-searchable component databases.
Newspapers are excellent sources of information on artists and their work. These sources can help you locate information on artists and exhibitions as reported by the local media and can help you learn of museums that hold a particular artist's work.
Full-text information from news, business, & legal sources, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions dating back to 1790. Though not required, you have the option to create a personal account that will give you access to special features such as alerts, saved searches, folders, history, annotations & more.
Vendor Lyrasis. Publisher LexisNexis.
Primary source content essential to the study of American history & African-American culture, history, politics, & the arts. Each newspaper provides access to perspectives & information that was excluded or marginalized in mainstream sources. (Coverage: late-19th to mid-21st centuries)
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