The goal of Museum Collections is to make these images accessible to students, scholars, and the general public in order to encourage research and discussion on aspects of Black art and artists. This list in not comprehensive by any means and will be expanded as other institutions with online access to their collections have been identified. Not only is accessibility a key factor, but being able to search the collection with African American as a descriptor is crucial.
Atlanta, Georgia
High Museum of Art
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Museum of Art
High Museum of Art
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| Kehinde Wiley, Thiogo Oliveira do Rosario Rozendo ( from the series The World Stage: Brazil), 2009, Oil on canvas, 48" x 36" Collection
The High's collection of modern and contemporary art comprises more than 2,400 works dating from 1946 to the present and includes the following artists: Kojo Griffin, Beauford Delaney, Benny Andrews, Glenn Ligon, Jacob Lawrence, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Kehinde Wiley, Renee Stout, Robert Colescott, Willie Cole, Lorna Simpson, Radcliffe Bailey, Alison Saar, David Hammons, Elizabeth Catlett, Fred Wilson, Martin Puryear, Faith Ringgold, Nick Cave, and Sam Gilliam.
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Birmingham Museum of Art
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| Melvin Edwards, Premonition (Part of the Lynch Fragment Series), 1990, Welded steel, 18¼" x 11" x 11" Collection |
Bloomington, Indiana
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| John Woodruff Wilson, Martin Luther King, Jr., 2002, Etching and aquatint on chine collé, 30¼" x 27½" Collection Chicago, Illinois The Art Institute of Chicago  Eldzier Cortor, The Room No. VI, 1948, Oil and gesso on Masonite, 42¼" x 31½" Collection Durham, North Carolina Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University
(At the collection page, click Modern & Contemporary, then enter African American in the search box...Search Collections.)
 Mixed media on canvas, 82" x 76¼" Collection |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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| Warrington Colescott, Beauty and the Beast, 1952, Color screenprint on blue paper, 15½ x 11½ Warrington Colescott Collection In the "Search Online Collection" box, insert Warrington Colescott. (The Herzfeld Foundation Print, Drawing, and Photography Study Center is the largest museum holding of Warrington Colescott’s graphic work.) |
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| Jerald Ieans, Allure, 1996, Oil and glue on canvas, 21" x 25" Collection |
Savannah, Georgia
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| Jacob Lawrence, Library Series: The Schomburg, Gouache on paper, 26" x 20" The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art |
(Under the list of selected works at the Website, click "Load more" to see other works of art.)
ADDENDUM: Museum Collections
Akron, Ohio
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| Alma W. Thomas, Pond - Spring Awakening, 1972 Acrylic on canvas, 68" x 55", Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson |
In the Online Collection search box, insert "African American" to retrieve images of available works.
Columbus, Ohio
This link leads to more than 100 paintings, works on paper, sculptures, books, journals, and mixed-media objects that span more than 50 years of Columbus artist Aminah Robinson's works.
(Columbus Museum of Art)
New York, New York
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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New York, New York
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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Norfolk, Virginia
Chrysler Museum of Art
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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| Willie Cole, Next Kent tji wara, 2007 Bicycle parts, spray paint, and brazing, 37" x 20 ½ x 8 ¼", Hortense and William A. Mohr Sculpture Purchase Fund |
New York, New York
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
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Norfolk, Virginia
Chrysler Museum of Art
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| Robert Colescott, Saturday Night Special (I Seen It on T.V.), 1988, Acrylic on canvas, 84" x 72", In memory of Mary and Dudley Cooper from the family of Joel B. Cooper Collection
In the quick search box, insert "African American" to retrieve images of available works.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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| Claude Clark, Jam Session, 1943, Oil on canvas, 20" x 18", Purchased with the Julius Bloch Memorial Fund created by Benjamin D. Bernstein Collection |
