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Senga Nengudi Papers

Senga Nengudi (1943 -) is an African American visual artist known for her abstract sculptures that combine found objects with...

A City’s Trash, an Artist’s Treasure

As a cataloger, I get a glimpse of every title that enters our library collection. This includes books, magazines, newspapers, pamphlets,...

50 Years/50 Collections: Bruce Nugent Collection, 2015

We round out the Amistad Research Center’s “50 Years/50 Collections” blog series with the Bruce Nugent Collection, which was donated to...

“An Art Commentary on Lynching” depicts terrorism and fear in the Deep South

Out of the archives comes the supplemental guide to a very unusual art exhibition. "An Art Commentary on Lynching," which was on display...

Works from Amistad’s Fine Arts Collection Travel the United States

Scholars and admirers of artists Jacob Lawrence and Gwendolyn Knight Lawrence have an opportunity to view works produced by the couple at...

RELEASE: Kathe Hambrick Appointed The Center's Executive Director, read more...