African American art

African American art encompasses visual art created by Americans of African descent, from folk traditions through contemporary movements.

The term covers a vast range—quilts and pottery from enslaved communities, Harlem Renaissance paintings, abstract expressionism, street art, and conceptual work.

African American art often engages with themes of identity, history, resistance, and the Black experience in America, though it is not limited to any single style or subject: The museum's African American art collection spans three centuries.