Black art - modern and contemporary, Africa and diaspora: Home

Lynette Yiadom Boakye exhibition, 2019. Cropped version of image ©acedout on Flickr.
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Summon is usually the best starting point for finding articles, books and dissertations. 

• video intro to Summon (4 mins) 
• collection of guides if you need help with particular Summon searches

You may also want to run supplementary searches in these databases:

• Art & Architecture Source
• Google Scholar: an alternative to Summon
  • info about using Scholar
  • video intro to Scholar (3 mins)

A note on terminology: when looking for earlier sources, it can be worth searching with vocabulary that is now considered out-dated, or even offensive.  For instance, Afro-American may find older sources not found by a search for African American.

For introductory articles:

• Oxford Art Online: very varied content, for instance articles on individual African countries and peoples, African American art and the Harlem Renaissance. Good for the historical and art historical background and modern art, but little coverage of contemporary art
• Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: 46 essays about African art in the 20th century.