Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Romare Bearden
Biographical account covers the life and career of Romare Bearden, African-American painter who worked in many different types of media.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Edward Mitchell Bannister
Biographical summary of the life and career of Edward Mitchell Bannister, a noted African American painter of the nineteenth century.
Van Gogh Gallery
The Van Gogh Gallery: Archibald John Jr Motley
Biographical summary of the life and career of Archibald John Jr Motley, African American visual painter whose work was divided between portraits and narrative paintings.
Other
Ro Gallery: Benny Andrews (1930 )
A lengthy profile of artist Benny Andrews lists his career achievements and contains a discussion of his styles and techniques used in painting.
Kenyon College
Kenyon College: North by South: Augusta Savage
A detailed biography of the artist, Augusta Savage. This site includes images of her work, and links to related artists.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: A Harlem Renaissance Retrospective
In this activity, students work in collaborative groups to conduct Internet research and create a museum exhibit that highlights the work of selected artists, musicians, and poets of the Harlem Renaissance.
University of Groningen
American History: Outlines: Clash of Cultures
Overview of the 1920s era clash in values in which religious fundamentalism flourished alongside literary and artistic movements of African-Americans and other American intellectuals.
Other
National Museum of Women in the Arts: Elizabeth Catlett
This site contains a profile of African American artist Elizabeth Catlett. Also included is a link to a page that displays a portfolio of her work.
Black Past
Black Past: Ellington, Edward "Duke"
Duke Ellington's prominence as one of the greatest American composers and key figure in the development of the genre of jazz is highlighted in this encyclopedia entry.
PBS
Pbs Online News Hour: The Art of Romare Bearden
Newshour with Jim Lehrer, a nightly news broadcast on PBS, offers a wealth of material on Romare Bearden. Content includes the NewsHour report, a gallery of his artwork, extended interviews with the artist, and a companion lesson plan.
American Academy of Achievement
Academy of Achievement: b.b. King
Blues artist B.B. King biography provides an overivew of King's life and musical career. Site contains two videos of King performing.
Other
Whitney Museum: Jacob Lawrence: Exploring Stories
A look at Jacob Lawrence and his art, and instructions on how to make your own tempera paints and "paint your own story," using Lawrence's work as inspiration.
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Common Visions, Common Voices
This lesson plan gives students a chance to explore the art and literature of Indians, Africans, Mayans, and Native Americans. Provides plenty of links to photo examples, and lesson extension ideas.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Children's Guide: The Art of Romare Bearden [Pdf]
A colorful, printable packet, from the National Gallery of Art, for students studying the work of Romare Bearden. Includes images of his work, including his well-known collages. Investigates all the important aspects of Bearden's work:...
A&E Television
History.com: Why the Watershed 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival Was Overshadowed for 50 Years
The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival brought over 300,000 people to Harlem's 20-acre Mount Morris Park from June 29 to August 24, 1969 against a backdrop of enormous political, cultural and social change in the United States. The summer...
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Jacob Lawrence
A painting by American artist Jacob Lawrence entitled The Wedding, accompanied by a short biographical profile.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Melvin Edwards
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Melvin Edwards is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture. His primary technique in sculpting was welding, and he was also...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Kara Walker
Biographical information on Kara walker, an American installation artist who used intricate cut-paper silhouettes, together with collage, drawing, painting, performance, film, video, shadow puppetry, light projection, and animation, to...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: Henry Ossawa Tanner
Brief biography on Henry Tanner, an American painter who gained international acclaim for his depiction of landscapes and biblical themes.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Masterpiece Lesson Faith Ringgold
This resource features a look at Faith Ringgold's work "Tar Beach." It provides information on how this author/artist created this story quilt. Find out how you can have your students develop their own autobiographical story quilt.
Georgetown University
Georgetown University: Phillis Wheatley (1753 1784)
Discusses classroom issues and strategies, themes, historical perspectives and issues, significant form, style and artistic conventions, original audience and comparison with Wheatley's contemporaries.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Art Gives Shape to Cultural Change
Thelma Golden, curator at the Studio Museum in Harlem, talks through three recent shows that explore how art examines and redefines culture. The "post-black" artists she works with are using their art to provoke a new dialogue about race...
Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Martin Puryear
Visit the online home of a 30-year retrospective of sculptor Martin Puryear's work, which opened at the Museum of Modern Art in November 2007. Includes essays, images, and videos of the installation.
Library of Congress
Loc: Creative Space: Fifty Years of Robert Blackburn's
A great site about Robert Blackburn's Printmaking workshops in existence since the 1940's. A Great bio on Blackburn as well as information on the exhibition at the Library of Congress.