Folk
Black country, folk and blues musicians have always been vital to the genres’ very American, very long legacies. The all-powerful Beyoncé, with her latest album, “Cowboy Carter,” has shined a sharp spotlight on some of those artists. But there are boundless musicians from these genres worth celebrating. Here are a few, from the mid-20th century […]
Top lot on day two and the overall sale, was an antique Anglo-American Abolitionist Society large trade sign that more than doubled its high estimate to sell for $10,000. The circa Nineteenth Century figure of a kneeling enslaved man was of carved and painted wood with gesso, 17½ inches wide by 57 inches high, including […]
American Folk Art Museum exhibit examines untold Black stories in art – CBS New York Watch CBS News This Black History Month, we’re putting the spotlight on a unique exhibit at the American Folk Art Museum. The exhibit uncovers the history of unnamed Black figures in art. Jarred Hill reports for CBS New York. Be […]
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