In African American Visual Arts Celeste-Marie Bernier introduces readers to the sheer diversity, range, and experimental nature of African American art and artists and considers their relationship to key motifs within black culture and black experience in North America. The book traces the major developments in African American visual culture

While social concerns have been central to the work of many African-American visual artists, painters

An encyclopedic reference of African American history and culture.

This book examines a range of visual expressions of Black Power across American art and popular culture from 1965 through 1972. It begins with case studies of artist groups, including Spiral, OBAC and AfriCOBRA, who began questioning Western aesthetic traditions and created work that honored leaders, affirmed African American culture,

Discusses the role of African-American artists in American art history, and lists resources on individual artists, including general works, surveys, children's books, and books on artist groups and movements.