so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of status that were long denied to people of color in European-controlled territories, serve as a cultural acknowledgment of their ...

an enslaved African who died a free man at a very old age, comes from the diary of the man who painted his striking portrait. Charles William Peale was an American portrait painter who established ...

Three photographers are exhibiting work that confronts the way African-Americans are often perceived ... and power in the eyes of the people in the portraits, it immediately counters all the ...

Richard Avedon, a renowned American photographer, holds a special place in our hearts for his ability to beautifully capture ...