Rhythm. Color. Movement. Seeing sound through art. The rich sounds, rhythms, and colors of jazz inspired prominent visual artists of the 20th century. In depicting African American culture, Romare ...

jazz has been a Black art form that is quintessentially American, and the first original art form to be invented in our young country. By the 1930s, nearly all of the number one musical artists in ...

The American musical art form jazz emerges in New Orleans around the advent of the 20th century. Jazz blends elements from varied traditions, including African and African American, religious ...

TN Smithsonian American Art Museum Rhythmic Blues National Museum of African American History and Culture Costume worn by Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues National Museum of ...

ZuCot Art Gallery, founded by Troy Taylor in 2009, is located in Atlanta’s Castleberry Hill section. It is one of the largest African American-owned fine art galleries in the Southeast.

Jacob and Gwendolyn Lawrence Foundation, Seattle / ARS, NY / Museum of Modern Art / SCALA / Art Resource ... which became a critical marker in African-American history. Given opportunity, black ...

Smithsonian American Art Museum / Gift of the Harmon Foundation The African American artist William H. Johnson (1901-1970) had been painting expressionist landscapes in Europe for more than a ...

Iconic photographer Frank Stewart captured key moments in American history ... but also following the performances of giants of jazz like Wynton Marsalis. With his camera, he travelled to Africa ...

Read More: How Jazz Became the Voice of Revolution From its very beginnings, jazz has been a Black art form that is quintessentially American, and the first original art form to be invented in our ...