click image for close-up All that is known of Yarrow Mamout, an enslaved African who died a free man at a very old age, comes from the diary of the man who painted his striking portrait.

displays a dignity rarely allowed African subjects in 19th century art. The half-length portrait shows Jones in his ecclesiastical robes, with Bible in hand. Its style is simple; yet it is ...

RABAT, Morocco (AP) — American artist Kehinde Wiley unveiled a series of large-format portraits of African leaders in Morocco ...

EVERY year on Africa Day, the AFL celebrates the amazing contribution to our game made by Australia's African community. Ahead of 2019's event, photographer Nathan Dyer shot a series of portraits with ...

Long before the world began to chant "Africa Rising," he dared to believe it. As one of the earliest indigenous Nigerians to break into the oil business successfully, he carved out a legacy rooted ...

He contacted the museum, and they confirmed that portraits of African American sitters from 1841 in Philadelphia were a significant find. But the paintings are just one part of this family’s rich ...

What happens when you possess God given creativity but have no proper means of financial support to showcase your abilities?