African-American Arts
This guide lists resources for African-American visual arts, as well as the performing arts (music, theatre, dance), literature, and culture in general. The guide focuses selectively on reference materials, arranged by type; because resources in the general collection are too numerous to list, the guide includes suggestions on searching The CAT in order to locate additional subject resources.
Bibliographies | Encyclopedias |
Dictionaries | Biographies |
Almanacs, Atlases, Chronologies, Surveys | Journals |
Subject Resources
REFERENCE RESOURCES
Bibliographies and Guides to Research
Visual Arts
African American Visual Artists: An Annotated Bibliography of Educational Resource Materials.
N6538.N5D36 2001 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Black Artists in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography of Books, Articles, and Dissertations on Black Artists, 1779-1979.
Z5956.A47D38 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
The Complete Annotated Resource Guide to Black American Art... .
Z5961.N4H64 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography.
Z5956.A47I38 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Arts and Culture
African-American Traditions in Song, Sermon, Tale, and Dance, 1600s-1920: An Annotated Bibliography of Literature, Collections, and Artworks.
Z5956.A47S68 1990 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Afro-American Poetry and Drama, 1760-1975: A Guide to Information Sources.
Z1229.N39A37 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Bibliography of Black Music.
ML128.B45D44 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Black American Literature: A Critical History... .
PS153.N5W45 1976 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Black Dance: An Annotated Bibliography.
Z7514.D2A33 1989 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Black Music in the United States: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Reference and Research Materials.
ML128.B45F6 1983 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
The Harlem Renaissance: An Annotated Reference Guide for Student Research.
NX512.3.A35R64 1998 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Images of Blacks in American Culture: A Reference Guide to Information Sources.
NX652.A37I43 1988 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Rap Music in the 1980s: A Reference Guide.
ML128.R28M3 1992 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Rooted in the Chants of Slaves: Blacks in the Humanities, 1985-1997: A Selected Annotated Bibliography.
Z1361.N39J694 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Social
Sciences Library: African American Studies Page
A Sourcebook on African-American Performance: Plays, People, Movements.
PN2270.A35S68 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedias
Visual Arts
The Dictionary of Art.
N31.D5 1996 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Arts and Culture
The African American Encyclopedia.
E185.A253 2001 (Social Sciences, 2nd Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience.
DT14.A37435 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedia of African and African-American Religions.
BL2462.5.E53 2001 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Encyclopedia of African-American Culture and History.
E185.E54 1996 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
The Oxford Companion to African American Literature.
PS153.N5O96 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Dictionaries
A Dictionary and Catalog of African American Folklife of the South.
GR110.A47P93 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
The Harlem Renaissance: A Historical Dictionary for the Era.
NX511.N4H37 1984 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Masterpieces of African-American Literature.
PS153.N5M264 1992 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
Biographical Sources
Visual Arts
Afro-American Artists: A Bio-Bibliographical Directory.
N6538.N5C42 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Black Photographers, 1840-1940: An Illustrated Bio-Bibliography.
TR139.W55 1985 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
An Illustrated Bio-Bibliography of Black Photographers, 1940-1988.
TR139.W55 1989 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
St. James Guide to Black Artists.
N40.S78 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Women Artists of Color: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook to 20th Century Artists in the Americas.
N8354.W656 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Arts and Culture
African America: Portrait of a People.
E185.96.E87 1994 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
African American Authors, 1745-1945: Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook.
PS153.N5A32 2000 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
African American Biographical Database, 1790-1950
Afro-American Writers Before the Harlem Renaissance.
PS221.D5 v.50 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Afro-American Writers from the Harlem Renaissance to 1940.
PS221.D5 v.51 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians.
ML105.S67 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Black Music Biography: An Annotated Bibliography.
ML128.B3F6 1987 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Blacks in American Films and Television: An Encyclopedia.
PN1995.9.N4B58 1988 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Contemporary African American Novelists: A Bio-Bibliographical Critical Sourcebook.
PS374.N4C658 1999 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Contemporary Black American Playwrights and Their Plays: A Biographical Directory and Dramatic Index.
PS153.N5P43 1988 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America.
E185.96.F2 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816-1960.
PN2286.P46 2001 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Twentieth-Century African-American Writers and Artists.
NX512.3.A35H43 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Almanacs, Atlases, Chronologies, Surveys
Visual Arts
African American Art and Artists.
N6538.N5L39 1994 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Arts and Culture
The African-American Almanac.
E185.N385 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
African American Almanac: Day-by-Day Black History.
E185.R815 1997 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
The African-American Atlas: Black History and Culture--An Illustrated Reference.
E185.A79 1998 Q (Social Sciences, 2nd Floor Paterno - Reference Collection)
Almanac of African American Heritage.
E185.A448 2001 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Atlas of African-American History.
E185.C55 2001 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Chronology of African-American History: Significant Events and People from 1619 to the Present.
E185.H64 1991 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
The Harvard Guide to African-American History.
E185.H326 2001 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, 2nd Floor - Ready Reference)
The Timetables of African-American History.
E185.H295 1995 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Journals
African American Review.
PS173.N4N4 v.26 1992- (Pattee - Stacks 3); JSTOR, 1992-1997
Continues Black American Literature Forum, PS173.N4N4 v.1 1967-v.25 1991 (Annex); JSTOR, 1976-1991
Continues Negro American Literature Forum, JSTOR, 1967-1976
Black Arts Annual.
NX652.A37B53 (Arts & Humanities, Pattee, Stacks 2 - Reference Collection)
Black Renaissance = Renaissance Noire.
E185.5.B564 v.1 1996- (Pattee - Stacks 1)
Callaloo.
NX512.3.A35C3 no.5 1979-no.41 1989, v.13 1990- (Pattee - Stacks 1A); JSTOR, 1976-1994; Project Muse, 1985-
The International Review of African American Art.
NX164.N4I67 v.9 1990- (Pattee - Stacks 1A)
Journal of Black Studies.
E185.5.J8 v.1 1970/71- (Pattee - Stacks 1); JSTOR, 1970-1997
The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education.
LC2781.J68 no.1 1993- (Paterno - 5th Floor); JSTOR, 1993-1998
The Journal of Negro History.
E185.J86 v.1 1916-v.69 1984, v.73 1988- (Pattee - Stacks 1); JSTOR, 1916-1997
See the Reference Resources for Art guide for indexes to journals in the arts and humanities.
SUBJECT RESOURCES
When trying to locate additional resources on a given topic, you may browse around call numbers or search subject headings to find similar materials.
Visual Arts
Browse around the call number N6538.N5, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN ART
AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISANS
AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTISTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN DECORATIVE ARTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK ART
AFRICAN AMERICAN MURAL PAINTING AND DECORATION
AFRICAN AMERICAN PAINTERS
AFRICAN AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHERS
AFRICAN AMERICAN QUILTMAKERS
AFRICAN AMERICAN SCULPTORS
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN ART
Arts in General
Browse around the call number NX512.3.A35, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN AESTHETICS
AFRICAN AMERICAN ARTS
HARLEM RENAISSANCE
Music
Browse around the call numbers ML3479-ML3556, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN COMPOSERS
AFRICAN AMERICAN CONDUCTORS
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC
AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSICIANS
AFRICAN AMERICAN SINGERS
AFRICAN AMERICANS MUSIC
AFRICAN AMERICANS SONGS AND MUSIC
BLUES MUSIC
FUNK MUSIC
GOSPEL MUSIC
HIP-HOP
JAZZ
RAGTIME MUSIC
RAP MUSIC
REGGAE MUSIC
RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC
SOUL MUSIC
SPIRITUALS SONGS
Dance
Browse around the call number GV1624.7, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCE
AFRICAN AMERICAN DANCERS
Theatre
Browse around the call numbers PN2270.A35 and PN2286, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTORS
AFRICAN AMERICAN ACTRESSES
AFRICAN AMERICAN DRAMA
AFRICAN AMERICAN DRAMATISTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN ENTERTAINERS
AFRICAN AMERICAN THEATER
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE PERFORMING ARTS
Entertainment
Browse around the call number PN1995.9.N4, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
AFRICAN AMERICAN MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS AND DIRECTORS
AFRICAN AMERICAN SCREENWRITERS
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN MOTION PICTURES
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY
AFRICAN AMERICANS ON TELEVISION
Literature
Browse around the call number PS153.N5, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS
AFRICAN AMERICAN NOVELISTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN POETS
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN LITERATURE
AFRICAN AMERICANS POETRY
AMERICAN LITERATURE AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS
AMERICAN POETRY AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS
Culture
Browse around the call number E185, or search these subject headings*:
AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN
AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN
AFRICAN AMERICANS IN POPULAR CULTURE
AFRICAN AMERICANS INTELLECTUAL LIFE
AFRICAN AMERICANS SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS
AFRO-AMERICANS CLOTHING
HAIRDRESSING OF AFRO-AMERICANS
* Wherever the term "African American" appears in a subject heading, the terms "Afro-American" and/or "Black" may usually be substituted and may provide references to additional resources.