Black Art: A Cultural History

This groundbreaking study explores the visual representations of Black culture across the globe throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first.

The African diaspora—a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism—has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae to the paintings of the pioneering American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and the music videos of Solange. This study concentrates on how these works, often created during ti...