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As an art historian whose scholarship focuses on race, power and the American South, I'd like to honor Black History Month by highlighting African American artists and their art.
One of my favorites is Jacob Lawrence, one the most powerful narrative artists of the twentieth century. Listen to him explain his powerful Migration Series @phillipsmuseum
Marian Anderson was the first African American artist to perform at the White House. Her voice is unmatched. This performance of "Didn't It Rain" and "He's Got the Whole World In His Hands" is riveting. #BlackHistoryMonth 
If you've studied the #HarlemRenassiance, you've heard of James Van Der Zee. His photography captured the likenesses of both everyday people and icons like Marcus Garvey. You can distinctly feel the presence of both artist and subject in his work. #BlackHistoryMonth
William H. Johnson's long and expansive artistic career engaged with modernism, Afro-Americana, and folk art. His 1945 series, Fighters for Freedom, brilliantly blends historical and political narrative. More on Johnson: http://s.si.edu/3tCVKJW
This morning, as the sun rises, I'm thinking about the poem "Our Land" by Langston Hughes. Let's all reflect on what we want our land, and world, to be. #BlackHistoryMonth https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/our-land-1
https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/our-land-1
Another artist synonymous with #HarlemRenaissance is Aaron Douglass. Check out "The Judgment Day" (via @ngadc). Note: hardboard paintings are much smoother; even digitally this is incredibly vibrant. #BlackHistoryMonth http://bit.ly/3aIZ7X2
http://bit.ly/3aIZ7X2
