Curated by SFMOMA's Sarah Roberts, it includes iconic portraits of Michelle ... many African American sailors/soldiers who fought in World War II and don't show up in the pages of Life magazine.

click image for close-up This portrait of an unidentified Revolutionary War sailor was painted in oil by an unknown artist, circa 1780. Prior to the war, many blacks were already experienced ...

PBS American Portrait presents three groundbreaking public art projects. Inspired by stories shared on this site, as well as the unique individual and community narratives of the artists ...

Nearly 50 paintings by Amy Sherald, well known for her realist portraits of Black people, are on view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the artist’s first mid-career survey. Continuing ...