Historically, people in the African Diaspora were treated by European painters as props or scenery rather than as subjects, so portraits of African American musicians, much like other markers of ...

Musical instruments, original sheet music, and portraits of musicians preserved in the Smithsonian remind us that American music flourishes within a wide variety of traditions drawn from our ...

More than 30 years after her death, Mia Zapata’s art continues to make a mark on the punk rock scene and influence both old and new generations of fans.