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African Artist Collections and Museums
- Africa:
One Continent. Many Worlds [Archive] - Click
topics in left frame - from Natural History Museum - Los Angeles. Curriculum
materials, lesson plans.
- Africa Direct - This site gives background information on each
artifact.
- African
Art: African Voices Philadelphia Museum of Art Online interactive
exhibition surveys the artistic achievements of just a few of the many
cultures of sub-Saharan Africa
- African
American Artists - Chronological listing from Artcyclopedia.
- African-American Artists- The collection from the National Gallery of Art.
- African
Art: Aesthetics and Meaning (an electronic exhibition catalog)
- African
Art - Universes in Universe- The visual arts of particular countries in Universes in Universe.
- African
Art: Aesthetics and Meaning Excellent site from the University of Virginia. African art exhibit with
explanations of each item.
- African Art Museum -
Online Collection collection
of African tribal art featuring over 1,200 artifacts from100 ethnic
groups. Items on display include wooden and bronze statues, masks, religious,
ritual and domestic objects, furniture and weapons. Learn about art, culture
and history of each ethnic group. Start
your museum tour by clicking on the tribe names.
- African
Focus Search by collection, subject or country - See photographs of
artisans at work. I did a search for weaving and all of the weaving
photographs came up. Listen to music of many cultures. Very informative site- about the countries and the people
of Africa. From University Wisconsin-Madison.
- African
Studies University of Pennsylvania --comprehensive site of Online
resources for K-12 through graduate level--by Ali Ali-Dinar,
Ph.D. See
image archives.
- African
Art: Information on Ethnic groups- Woods Collection, Norfolk State University Research
by ethnic group
- Africa
Remix: Contemporary Art of a Continent - large exhibition on
contemporary art from Africa. Photo report from Universes in Universe - 73
artists, exhibition views, portraits as well as the list of artists and further information on the show at Museum
Kunst Palast.
- African Art Now: Masterpieces from the Jean Pigozzi Collection - profiles 28 artists from 15 African countries, all of whom came of age in Africa and maintain close ties to their native countries.
National Museum of African Art.
- African Encounters - this is a commercial gallery site featuring contemporary African Art. I particularly liked the work of Wiz
Kudowor.
- ArtSiteAfrica - many links for contemporary art
- African
Vision: The Walt Disney-Tishman African Art CollectionView Timeline
(Follow the Art). See sections on masks, figurative work and images of power
& prestige. You can zoom in on images and see multiple views of some
objects.
- African
Voices Listen to Africans talk about their lives.
- Afrika- Art and Culture Art and Culture
Art and Culture
Art and Culture
Art and Culture
Art and Culture - Museum
of Ethnology in Berlin. Browse using the pictorial menu at top. Masks - images
of kinds - various African art objects - connections to Europe - magic and medicine.
- African
Pottery forming technique- from Mali - University of Iowa. See
the slide show.
- Art
from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back From Seattle Museum of
Art. Site examines contemporary and traditional art.
- African Ceramics -
images collected from various sources.
- Akan
Cultural Symbols - Marshall University
- Animals
in African Art By Atalaya Jones (student), University of Virginia. Find
out more!
- Art TV Network- African American art in video.
- Arte Africana- With African tribal art. The site is in Italian.
- Art
and Oracle - African Art and Rituals of Divination - exhibit from
Metropolitan Museum of Art - presents African artifacts created to
communicate with ancestors, spirits, and gods in order to obtain
insight into human quandaries.
- Bead
work of the Zulu- Meaning of colors(previous
link was broken)
- Beaded
Splendor Migration of Beading and Beadwork in Africa
- British
Museum: World Cultures. Go to Compass and enter African in your search. You will get thumbnails linking to quality
images and excellent information about the piece.
- A
Concrete Vision: Oshogbo Art from the 1960's - Work from Nigeria. Twins
Seven Seven and Olantunde are both included.
- Contemporary Art -
African Craft.com View Artists, Craftspeople, online exhibits,
educational materials and articles - also links to artists sites.
- Contemporary
African Art Gallery New York.
The gallery has on exhibit over 75 works of fine art, representing over 25
artists from East, West and Southern Africa. (work was suitable for student
viewing when link was added).
- Craftsmen
of Africa today -weaving, sculpture and beadwork
- Cycles:
African Life Through Art - from Indianapolis Museum of Art. A highly
visually appealing and thought provoking site which provides a rich user
experience through interactivity, text and images. A
"must see".
- Detroit
Institute of the Arts: African Art Exhibit - be introduced to the
ancient kingdom, images of animals in art and more. Visit: Benin
Kings Queen
Mothers Symbols
of Royal Power Figures
of Power Men
Who Dance As Women
- Eloquent
Elegance: Beadwork in the Zulu Tradition by Stanley Schoeman
- Encounters
with the Contemporary - National Museum of African Art
- Junkmation -The
"Legend of Sky Kingdom" From Zimbabwe, Africa. Hit the garage sales!
Flea Markets! Makers of "The Legend of the Sky Kingdom" used
scrap parts and "junk" from anywhere they could find to create some
lovable characters. (site no longer online - read all about it). See article from South Africa
- Genesis:
Ideas of Origin in African Sculpture- exhibit from from
Metropolitan Museum of Art - seeks to shed light on the act of human
creation as a broad and recurrent theme of African art. Several images on line
as wells as short videos. Catalogue available.
- Guruve:
Unique Contemporary African Art - from UK. This is a commercial site,
but does have some valuable information for educators. Gallery specializes in
contemporary stone
sculpture from Zimbabwe, but we also promote artists from elsewhere in
sub-Saharan Africa who work in a wide range of media from oils to scrap metal.
- Hamill Gallery - Alphabetical
listing of images by culture
(click on left frame to see what images are available). Lots of exhibits on
line.
- Hats
Off! Salute to African Headwear Exhibit
of hats from various African cultures
- Inscribing
Meaning: Writing + Graphics in African Art- explores the
relationships between African art and the communicative powers of language,
graphic systems and the written word. Online Exhibits of African
Art- Current
Exhibits
- Masks
of Africa - University of Virginia
Faces of
Spirits | Images
of Ancestors | Portraits
of Rulers | Icons
of Power
- Masks
Online - Museum for African Art, New York - website brings African masks
to life with exhibition information, activities for kids and curricula lessons
for teachers. (site was down last I checked)
- Mead
Museum of Art Amherst University. See selected
works from the Daniels Collection online.
- The
Metropolitan Museum of Art New York-- From the western
Sudan south and east through central and southern Africa. View images in
groups or one at a time. See Timeline
- African Art
- Musee
of Paris Magical faces of Africa (masks) - Paris Museum
- Museum
of African Diaspora- An international museum, based in San Francisco.
- Museum
of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts - in Brooklyn, New York.
- Contemporary
and Traditional art and crafts From Indigo Art Gallery. See the work
of Twins Seven Seven and aluminum relief work of Asiru Olantunde and other
contemporary artists.
- North
Carolina Museum of Art African Art Collection
- Smithsonian- National Museum of African Art
- Playful
Performers - Why Wear a Mask? - National Museum of African Art in
Washington, D.C. - online exhibit to bring to young people an enhanced
understanding of the many roles that masks play in various African societies
and cultures. Must see!
- Presence of
Spirits National Museum of African Art
- Ritual
Messengers Canada Museum of Civilizations. Interactive--
Try your knowledge with the Mystery Questions! It is fun!
- Sankaranka
Gallery - Brooklyn, New York. Commercial site with wonderful paintings
and sculptures. All images were safe for student viewing when link was added.
- Sudan
Artists Gallery - Paintings, pastels, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media
and textiles. All work suitable for student viewing when link was added.
- Search
the collection. Look by object, use materials, theme.
- South
of the Sahara Stanford University links to Art of Africa. See more
resources - Africa
South of the Sahara
- Sub-Saharan
African Art: Carlos Museum Emory
University. Small thumbnails link to larger images with explanations.
- Textures:
Words and Symbol in Contemporary African Art
- Tinga
tinga
Paintings from Zanzabar Tinga Tinga is a style of art that
was the brainchild of Edward Said Tinga Tinga. Brief
history of Zanzabar
- Traditional
Pyrography of Mali by Kathleen
Menendez
- University of
Virginia African Art in the Bayly Collection - (listings by ethnic groups)
- Where
Gods and Mortals Meet: Continuity and Renewal in Urhobo Art - comprehensive presentation of the arts of the Urhobo peoples of Nigeria.
- Yoruba
Art and Culture - pdf file - excellent review for you and your students.
From Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology. (Teaching
Kit with artifacts and music available)
African Artists
- Adams,
Alonzo, an artist from the U.S. (Some images for mature students).
- Bearden, Romare- An African American born in the Bronx.
- Brunhoso,
Antognoni Angolan artist living in Holland. Mixed
media, acrylic and oil painting.
- California African American Museum- with exhibits, news, and permanent collection for various artists.
- Domingos, Sebastiao - a wood carving artist from South Africa. Figurative work, animals and works that tell a story.
- Camp, Sokari David Nigerian
artist, based in UK. Welded steel sculpture inspired by traditional
African art.
- Cutting
to the Essence, Shaping for the Fire (a Yoruba and Akan art
exhibit)
- Domingos, Sebastiao- A woodcarver from South Africa
- Terry
Dixon (born 1969) Washington DC Artist. Abstract Expressionism
with African inspired symbolism. Paintings - mixed media.
- Antognoni
Brunhoso - Angolan artist living in Holland
- Sokari David Camp - Nigerian artist,
based in UK
- Seydou
Keita Photographer from Bamako, Mali
(1949 to 1970).
- Augie N'Kele - African Heritage-
Aluminum and wire sculpture. Augie N'Kele was born in Kisangani, Congo - now living in Fort Worth, Texas.
- Ousame
Sow - Senegalese artist. Figurative sculpture. Site
also in French.
African American Artists
- FolkArt
and Craft Exchange Haitian Art
- Geter, Tyrone,
an artist at the University of Akron.
- Johnson, William- An African American Harlem Renaissance painter.
- Paul
R. Jones Collection University of Delaware. See works
in the collection -- noted African American artists including
Romare Bearden, Jacob Lawrence, Selma Burke and others.
- Kanika African Sculptures Kanika
Marshall - African-American artist from California. African inspired
masks, figurines, breast cancer survivor jewelry, pendants, pins,
and more. Home decorator items hand-sculpted from clay and adorned
with African fabric, leather, and beadwork.
- Lawrence, Jacob- A storyteller and artist who fought for freedom and justice.
- Lloyd,
Robert J., professor of art at Eastern University. See his
images and commentaries.
- Loveless,
James See the "art of love" - Portraits by the Loveless
family. Saint Louis, Missouri,
- Martin, Eugene J. (b. 1938, Washington D.C. - d. 2005, Lafayette LA) Realistic drawings
to abstract paintings. Larger size images can
be found on Artnet.
- Mayfield,
George C. -
African American artist. Still life, portraits and more. Paintings
and 3-d work.
- N'Kele, Augie Kuyowa- an artist from the Democratic Republic of Congo. He now resides in the U.S.
- Osman,
Mohamed Buwe,
a native of Merka Somalia. Paintings are reflective memories of rich,
diverse and adventurous experiences of life.
Physician who is an artist.
- Pippin, Horace- In spite of a war injury, this African American painted and created other art.
- Pleasant (African
American - born 1974). Figurative paintings and sculpture - Gestural
in feeling. Email Pleasant for painting images you need for PowerPoint. Email
me for images of wire sculpture (this offer is for art teachers
only).
- Saar, Betye- An African-American assemblage artist.
- Lucas
Sithole (1931-1994)
- site in memory of one of South Africa's most important sculptors
showing hundreds of works from various collections around the world.
- Traore,
Souda- An artist originally from
Switzerland and Mali. She specializes in sand paintings and sand sculptures. Her site is called Soudasworld.
African Architecture
African Folk Tales
African Educational Resources
- African
Odyssey Interactive Project - Arts and Education Resources from
ArtsEdge-Kennedy Center.
Links
for art , music, theater and dances of Africa. Text,
still and moving images, and audio files provided by artists and
educators who have visited and taught about the rich and diverse
cultures across the African continent.
- Art
and Life of Africa University
of Iowa Interactive project. Excellent site with information on art,
countries and people of Africa. Many images from the Stanley Collection. Key Moments in
Life. This site has so much information- you could spend hours and
not see it all!See what is new!
Lots of resources for West Africa - videos - music - photos - more! Lesson
Plans - unit plans for all grade levels - interdisciplinary.
- Wonders of the African World - PBS site. Henry Gates takes us through a tour of Africa. See
ancient ruins of Zimbabwe and Timbuktu.
- PBS
- AFRICA- Explore the Regions. Explore Choose one of the regions, click on people, and then go to folklore.
See Africa for Kids. Exploring
African Culture - high school lesson plan. Art
and Music lesson plan (elementary and middle school).
- Teacher's
Guide to African Art - from Fine Art Museum of San Francisco.
- African
Art Lesson Plans Utah Museum
of fine Arts
- African
Art Lessons - Behind
the Glass Cincinnati Museum of Art. Lessons keyed to Ohio
Standards.
- Africa
links - Universes-in-Universe Excellent resources - African Art history - artists - museums and
more. All updated.
- Discover
Africa Lesson plans - Interdisciplinary. See also Natural History
for connections to science. All of these may also be available from African
One Continent. Many Worlds
- Exploring
Africa - Africa in the Classroom. Lesson Plans and activities
for students. Lesson plan guides for teachers are not all online
(student pages are). From Michigan State University.
- Rock
Art of Africa - excellent site from Bradshaw
Foundation.
- Culture
of Ghana- Navrongo and Lawra Architecture,
drumming, and dancing, clothing
and more. Virtual Navrongo
- Art
on Air: Mask Lesson Plan Celebrating Ancestors Using a
"hands-on" activity, students will understand that African
masks were and are more than aesthetic artifacts.
- History
of Math in Africa
- K-12
Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet © University of
Pennsylvania -- K-12
Information on Africa (on line)
- Africa
Web Links: an Annotated Resource List ©- University of Pennsylvania --- Multi-Media
Archives
- Art
and Architecture Links page - University of
Pennsylvania
- Misconceptions about Africa and African art - University of Pennsylvania
- Africa
in the Classroom - Information on Economy, People,
art, history, and more. Menu
for K-12 Studies African
Science
- Africa
Hotlist Franklin Institute
online list for African culture, information on countries and the arts.
- Art
Site Africa Links to many lessons online.
- Birds in African Art Use with Paper
Mache Birds Lesson Plan or Abstract Animals
Sculpture Lesson
- African
Dance -
short video clips (site was down last I checked)
- Barakat
Gallery - Quality images from many different regions.
- Body
Art: A Means of Self Expression - from African Conservancy Gallery
- Body
Art: Marks of Identity - from various world cultures
- Comprehensive
list of links to art of Africa
- Masks- Faces of Africa
- Africana
Internet Resources Cornell University
Mali, Africa
African Mancala
African Music and Dance
African Proverbs
African Textiles
- Africancrafts.com - See work of many textile artists and designers. Educational
materials See craftspeople, artists and more. Click to Exhibits to see Traditional
African Textiles from the Robbins Center For Cross Cultural
Communication. View Creative
Recycling
- Adinkra Cloth
of the Akan - Akan Symbols Marshall University Akan
Cultural Symbols Project. - African Crafts Adinkra stamp maker John Kofi Nsiah from Ntonso, about 15 miles
north of Kumasi, Ghana.
- Adinkra
Symbols Index - many with photographs of symbol. Includes meaning. West African Wisdom -
Adinkra Symbols
- West
African Wisdom: Adinkra Symbols and Meaning originating in West Africa (Ghana), the adinkra symbols reflect a
system of values that are universal: family, integrity, tolerance,
harmony, determination, protection among many others.
- The
Adinkra Story- On the Line- Millennium project. Learn about history and symbols on
Ghanaian Adinkra
cloth, and do your own printing activity.
- Free
African Stencil Collection - Including Adinkra stencils with
meanings. See rock art and animals. too. Free for personal and
non-commercial use. From African History About.com.
- Asante
Kente Weaving Video (high resolution) by Andy Carvin (low
resolution video) The video was shot in the historic Kente weaving village of Bonwire, about an hour south of Kumasi. Three
weavers are featured, each using a traditional loom to make the cloth.
The video also contains music performed by Ghanaian drummer Obo Addy.
I recommend the high
resolution version. Kente
Cloth Symbols
- Discovering
Mudcloth Explore the many meanings of mudcloth and make your own
Bogolanfini. See how Nakunte Diarra makes mudcloth and learn about the
symbols she uses. Traditional patterns refer to Bamana culture and
history. An African
Voices Exhibit
- African
Textiles-- Kuba cloth image and brief information about textiles of the
Kuba. From African Conservancy Gallery.
- Adire African Textiles Adire, Adinkra Gallery Learn
about textiles Textiles
links page.Kuba
Cloth Mud
Cloth
- Bark
cloth painting of the Mbuti women - slide
show with music. (site was down last I checked)
- Initiation
to the Arts of Africa: Textiles This links page is in French--but the sites are in English. Many are already
listed on my links page--but there are several "new-to-me" sites.
These are worth checking. Here is one for Kuba
cloth and the relationship to quilting. See Quilt
ethnic.com
- African
Textiles and Symbols Links to more resources Fante
of Ghana - Asafo Flags
Africa Today
History of Africa
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