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	African Art African American African Influence African Wildlife Egyptian Museums and Exhibits Resources See Also: Ethnic and Regional African Inspired Prints View more than 5,000 images inspired by African culture. Museums and Exhibits African American Museums National Museum of African Art Smithsonian Institution features African art from antiquity to the present. Cycles: African Life Through Art An interactive exhibit exploring themes in African art using works from the Indianapolis Museum of Art's African collection, includes commentary from artists, photography and music. Metropolitan Museum of Art: African Art Central, Eastern, Southern, and Western African art images and information. Metropolitan Museum of Art: Art and Oracle Explore African art and divination rituals, includes links to exhibit descriptions, a map of sub-Saharan Africa, and essays on divination. Michael C. Carlos Museum: Sub-Saharan African Art Collection of 19th and 20th century African art focusing on cultures in Nigeria, Benin, the Cameroon Grassfields, and Zaire. Detroit Institute of Arts: African Art Collection includes important examples of African culture acquired early in its history. Yale University Art Gallery: African Art Collection of over 1,000 objects in ceramic, wood, metal, and other materials, including the Linton Collection of African Art, a small selection of images are available online. Art Institute of Chicago View around 400 works in the African collections online. African Art: Aesthetics and Meaning Online exhibit of objects selected to exemplify African aesthetic and moral principles, includes some of the finest pieces from the Bayly Art Museum, most of the works are from West Africa. The Art of the African Mask An online exhibition of African masks representing spirit beings, departed ancestors, and invisible icons of power. Bayly Museum Collection of images from the University of Virginia Bayly Museum. CAAC: Contemporary African Art Collection The largest private collection of contemporary African art in the world, includes works by artists in sub-Saharan Africa. Art from Africa: Long Steps Never Broke a Back An interactive exhibit featuring ten artists and scholars who have works displayed at the Seattle Art Museum. Museum for African Art An independent institution dedicated to promoting the understanding and appreciation of African art and culture. Archive of African Artists The National Museum of African Art Library collection of over 2,000 files on contemporary African artists. Brooklyn Museum: Arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands View around 377 objects in the online collections of the Brooklyn Museum. Mead Art Museum: Daniels Gallery More than 300 objects of art from West Africa with selected works viewable online. MFA Boston: African Explore African art in this online tour of around 66 images from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Resources Warren M. Robbins Library, National Museum of African Art The world's foremost resource center for the research of African visual arts with over 32,000 volumes on African art, culture, and history. Art History Resources on the Web: African Art The arts of Africa from ancient to contemporary compiled by Professor Christopher Witcombe, Department of Art History, Sweet Briar College, Virginia. African Americans in the Visual Arts A historical perspective from Long Island University, includes African influences, the Harlem Renaissance, museums, and notable artists. African Art on the Internet Selected internet resources prepared by Karen Fung, Curator, African Collection, Stanford University Libraries. African Art and History Links Includes links to university sites, galleries and museums, music, dance, textiles, and more. African Studies: Art and Archaeology of Africa Internet resources for African art and archaeology studies from Columbia University. Introduction to African Art and Architecture Site of Professor Henry Drewal of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, includes information, digital images, and maps. University of Pennsylvania: African Images Multimedia archives including maps, sculptures, masks, flags, and more. Wikipedia: African Art Describes traditional and contemporary African art by country and its influence on Western art. Custom Search

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