Black American Portraits
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Black American Portraits is a richly illustrated celebration of more than two centuries of Black American portraiture, exploring how Black Americans have used art to envision and represent themselves on their own terms. Published with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), this landmark art book features approximately 140 works spanning from around 1800 to the present, with painting, photography, sculpture, prints, drawing, mixed media, and more reflecting Black life from emancipation and the Harlem Renaissance through the Civil Rights and Black Power movements, the 1990s, and Black Lives Matter. Centering themes of love, family, community, identity, and joy, the collection includes work by influential artists such as Kerry James Marshall, Amy Sherald, Kehinde Wiley, Carrie Mae Weems, Mickalene Thomas, Bisa Butler, Deana Lawson, James Van Der Zee, Charles White, and many others.
Hardcover / 222 pages
Dimensions: 9" x 12"
Organized by the Brooklyn Museum, Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys brings together monumental contemporary art and historic masterworks from the personal collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys. On view from September 19, 2026 – February 28, 2027 at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, this landmark exhibition explores Black identity, creativity, power, and cultural legacy through the work of some of today's most influential artists. |
Black American Portraits
