Guides to our Collections

The Archives of American Art is pleased to make these new resources available for download. 

Cover of the Guide to the Papers of African American Artists and Related Resources

Guide to the Papers of African American Artists and Related Resources

With contributions by Rayna Andrews, Thomas Edwards, Erin Gilbert, Erin Kinhart, Liza Kirwin, Mary Savig, and Emily Shapiro this comprehensive guide provides collection descriptions about these significant resources for the study of African American art.

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Explore the materials relating to African American Artists on the Archives' website. 

 
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Guide to the Papers of Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists and Related Resources

With contributions by Liza Kirwin, Marisa Bourgoin, and Thomas Edwards this document serves as a guide to archival material concerning Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) artists at the Archives of American Art

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Explore Further:

Explore the materials relating to Asian American and Pacific Islander Artists on the Archives' website. 

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Donating Papers

The Archives of American Art collects primary source materials—original letters, writings, preliminary sketches, scrapbooks, photographs, financial records and the like—that have significant research value for the study of art in America.

 

Find out how to give your papers, records, recordings, or other primary source material to the Archives of American Art.