African Art Research
A note on dates-
18th Century = 1700’s
19th Century = 1800’s
20th Century = 1900’s
BCE = Before Common Era
CE = Common Era
Smithsonian
“Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.” Smithsonian. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://africa.si.edu/ and https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/tradition1.html
“Museums in the United States With Collections of African Art.” Smithsonian Libraries. Smithsonian Libraries, 07 Dec 2007. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://library.si.edu/libraries/african-art/african-art-collections
Pre-colonization 1890’s
“African Art”. The Cleveland Museum Of Art. Cleveland Museum Of Art, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/departments/african-art
“African Art”, Virginia Museum Of Fine Art. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1996-2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://vmfa.museum/collections/african-art/
“The African Art: Product of Ancient Civilizations and Centuries of Artistic Traditions.” African Art Museum. African Art Museum, 2013. Web. 17 Oct 2017. http://smafathers.org/museum/resources-ebooks/the-african-art/
“African Collection”, Harn Museum Of Art, University Of Florida. Harn Museum Of Art, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.harn.ufl.edu/collections/african
The Art of Africa.” Smart History. Smart History, n.d. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://smarthistory.org/tag/africa/
“Art of the Benin Kingdom.” Museum Of Fine Arts Boston. Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.mfa.org/collections/art-of-the-benin-kingdom
“Arts of Healing.” Art and Life In Africa. University of Iowa Museum of Art, 2014.Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/chapters/arts-of-healing/
“Collection: Arts Of Africa”, Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum, 2014-2015. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/collections/21
“Collection Online.” The British Museum. Trustees of The British Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx
“Sub-Saharan African Art”, Eskenazi Museum Of Art Indiana University. The Trustees Of Indiana University, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/online/highlights/view/categories/21
“TARA Rock Art Galleries.” Trust for African Rock Art. TARA, n.d. Web. 20 oct 2017. https://africanrockart.org/rock-art-gallery/
1890’s – 1914 Colonization
“African Art”. The Cleveland Museum Of Art. Cleveland Museum Of Art, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/departments/african-art
“African Art”, Virginia Museum Of Fine Art. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1996-2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://vmfa.museum/collections/african-art/
“Collection: Arts Of Africa”, Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum, 2014-2015. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/collections/21
“Collection Online.” The British Museum. Trustees of The British Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx
“Sub-Saharan African Art”, Eskenazi Museum Of Art Indiana University. The Trustees Of Indiana University, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/online/highlights/view/categories/21
Decolonization to today
“African.” The Seattle Art Museum. Seattle Art Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www1.seattleartmuseum.org/eMuseum/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=collection&collection=27202&collectionname=WEB%3AAfrican¤trecord=1&moduleid=1&module=
“African Art.” The Baltimore Museum of Art. The Baltimore Museum Of Art, 2007. Web 20 Oct 2013. http://collection.artbma.org/emuseum/view/objects/asimages/3197?t:state:flow=f044fe24-ed1e-4feb-a30d-be3065ced61e
“African Art”. The Cleveland Museum Of Art. Cleveland Museum Of Art, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/departments/african-art
“African Art”, Virginia Museum Of Fine Art. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1996-2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://vmfa.museum/collections/african-art/
“African Contemporary Art and Post-Colonial Politics.” Third Half: New Horizons. http://www.buala.org/en/to-read/third-half-new-horizons-african-contemporary-art-and-postcolonial-politics
“African Influences in Modern Art.” The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017. Web. 17 Oct 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aima/hd_aima.htm
“Arts of Healing.” Art And Life In Africa. University of Iowa Museum of Art, 2014.Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/chapters/arts-of-healing/
“Collection: Arts Of Africa”, Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum, 2014-2015. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/collections/21
“Collection Online.” The British Museum. Trustees of The British Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx
“Contemporary African Art.” Contemporary African Art. Contemporary-African-Art.com, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-art.html
“Contemporary African Art.” National Archives. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.archives.gov/research/african-art
“Contemporary Art.” Boundless Art History. Lumen Learning, n.d.. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/contemporary-art/
“Sub-Saharan African Art.” Eskenazi Museum Of Art Indiana University. The Trustees Of Indiana University, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/online/highlights/view/categories/21
Museum Resources and Collections
Dallas Museum of Art, African Collection https://collections.dma.org/topic/departments/arts-of-africa
18th Century = 1700’s
19th Century = 1800’s
20th Century = 1900’s
BCE = Before Common Era
CE = Common Era
Smithsonian
“Smithsonian National Museum of African Art.” Smithsonian. Smithsonian National Museum of African Art, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://africa.si.edu/ and https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/tradition1.html
“Museums in the United States With Collections of African Art.” Smithsonian Libraries. Smithsonian Libraries, 07 Dec 2007. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://library.si.edu/libraries/african-art/african-art-collections
Pre-colonization 1890’s
“African Art”. The Cleveland Museum Of Art. Cleveland Museum Of Art, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/departments/african-art
“African Art”, Virginia Museum Of Fine Art. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1996-2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://vmfa.museum/collections/african-art/
“The African Art: Product of Ancient Civilizations and Centuries of Artistic Traditions.” African Art Museum. African Art Museum, 2013. Web. 17 Oct 2017. http://smafathers.org/museum/resources-ebooks/the-african-art/
“African Collection”, Harn Museum Of Art, University Of Florida. Harn Museum Of Art, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.harn.ufl.edu/collections/african
The Art of Africa.” Smart History. Smart History, n.d. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://smarthistory.org/tag/africa/
“Art of the Benin Kingdom.” Museum Of Fine Arts Boston. Museum Of Fine Arts, Boston, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.mfa.org/collections/art-of-the-benin-kingdom
“Arts of Healing.” Art and Life In Africa. University of Iowa Museum of Art, 2014.Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/chapters/arts-of-healing/
“Collection: Arts Of Africa”, Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum, 2014-2015. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/collections/21
“Collection Online.” The British Museum. Trustees of The British Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx
“Sub-Saharan African Art”, Eskenazi Museum Of Art Indiana University. The Trustees Of Indiana University, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/online/highlights/view/categories/21
“TARA Rock Art Galleries.” Trust for African Rock Art. TARA, n.d. Web. 20 oct 2017. https://africanrockart.org/rock-art-gallery/
1890’s – 1914 Colonization
“African Art”. The Cleveland Museum Of Art. Cleveland Museum Of Art, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/departments/african-art
“African Art”, Virginia Museum Of Fine Art. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1996-2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://vmfa.museum/collections/african-art/
“Collection: Arts Of Africa”, Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum, 2014-2015. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/collections/21
“Collection Online.” The British Museum. Trustees of The British Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx
“Sub-Saharan African Art”, Eskenazi Museum Of Art Indiana University. The Trustees Of Indiana University, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/online/highlights/view/categories/21
Decolonization to today
“African.” The Seattle Art Museum. Seattle Art Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www1.seattleartmuseum.org/eMuseum/code/emuseum.asp?emu_action=collection&collection=27202&collectionname=WEB%3AAfrican¤trecord=1&moduleid=1&module=
“African Art.” The Baltimore Museum of Art. The Baltimore Museum Of Art, 2007. Web 20 Oct 2013. http://collection.artbma.org/emuseum/view/objects/asimages/3197?t:state:flow=f044fe24-ed1e-4feb-a30d-be3065ced61e
“African Art”. The Cleveland Museum Of Art. Cleveland Museum Of Art, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.clevelandart.org/art/departments/african-art
“African Art”, Virginia Museum Of Fine Art. Virginia Museum Of Fine Arts, Richmond, 1996-2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://vmfa.museum/collections/african-art/
“African Contemporary Art and Post-Colonial Politics.” Third Half: New Horizons. http://www.buala.org/en/to-read/third-half-new-horizons-african-contemporary-art-and-postcolonial-politics
“African Influences in Modern Art.” The Met. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2017. Web. 17 Oct 2017. https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/aima/hd_aima.htm
“Arts of Healing.” Art And Life In Africa. University of Iowa Museum of Art, 2014.Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://africa.uima.uiowa.edu/chapters/arts-of-healing/
“Collection: Arts Of Africa”, Brooklyn Museum. The Brooklyn Museum, 2014-2015. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/collections/21
“Collection Online.” The British Museum. Trustees of The British Museum, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/search.aspx
“Contemporary African Art.” Contemporary African Art. Contemporary-African-Art.com, 2017. Web. 20 Oct 2017. http://www.contemporary-african-art.com/contemporary-african-art.html
“Contemporary African Art.” National Archives. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://www.archives.gov/research/african-art
“Contemporary Art.” Boundless Art History. Lumen Learning, n.d.. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/boundless-arthistory/chapter/contemporary-art/
“Sub-Saharan African Art.” Eskenazi Museum Of Art Indiana University. The Trustees Of Indiana University, 2016. Web. 20 Oct 2017. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/online/highlights/view/categories/21
Museum Resources and Collections
Dallas Museum of Art, African Collection https://collections.dma.org/topic/departments/arts-of-africa