Most people just see the sphinx. Then they notice the circles looped onto the sphinx’s backside, connecting it to an inexplicable J shape. Then the eye moves up to the name of a 1920s magazine: “FIRE!

Renaissance art calls to mind some of the greatest names in art history—Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello, just to name a few. Lesser known, however, are the influential women artists who ...

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is showcasing visual artists from the Harlem Renaissance in the exhibition, “The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism.” When we think about the Harlem ...

The Harlem Renaissance was one of the most important artistic and cultural milestones in modern history, and a sweeping new ...

The importance of understanding women’s and Black women’s history lies in recognizing the significant yet often overlooked contributions they have made across various fields, in everything from ...

Chicago is well-known for its cultural contributions in literature, visual arts, architecture, and music, but most Americans may not be aware of the Windy City’s role as the homebase for Black women ...

Guided by the Costume Institute’s exhibition theme “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,” 2025’s Met Gala saw celebs show up and show out on the grand staircase of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. This ...

When we think about the Harlem Renaissance, we usually think about it as a literary movement, writers like Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston. But the Black cultural revival that spanned from the ...