EditorialHead of a woman of the Cafusos. Cafuso is a derogatory term which meant the offspring of an African and an Indian, or a very dark-skinned, nearly black mulatto, (person of mixed race). The Natural History of Man; comprising inquiries into the modifying...
EditorialLin-Manuel Miranda, who wrote the music and lyrics for “In the Heights,” at the premiere of the movie at the United Palace in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan on the opening night of the 20th Tribeca Festival, June 9, 2021. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)
EditorialChef des Indiens (Indian Chief), plate 8 from the series Caravanne du Sultan a la Mecque (Caravan of a Sultan Going to Mecca), Joseph Marie Vien the Elder, French, 1716 1809, Joseph Marie Vien the Elder, French, 1716 1809, Etching on cream laid paper, ...
EditorialPuppet, Painted wood, cotton, other materials, A dark skinned woman with red flannel head-cloth and printed cotton dress with blue fringe at the neck., England, late 19th century, theater, Decorative Arts, Puppet.
EditorialButton, Gouache paint on tin verre fix?, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metal, Button depicting scene of three women in a landscape, with large house in background. A standing bare-breasted dark-skinned woman holding a basket of items and another seated ...
EditorialButton, Gouache paint on tin verre fix?, ivory (backing), glass, gilt metal, Button depicting scene of three figures in a landscape with a body of water. A light-skinned woman, nude but for a shawl around her waist, stands before two dark-skinned bare-...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialPassport card from the south coast of Cuba and Jamaica Passport card from the south coast of Cuba (title on object), Passport card from the south coast of Cuba, with Jamaica and two inset cards from bays in Jamaica. With two compass roses, the North is...
EditorialPassport card from the south coast of Cuba and Jamaica Passport card from the south coast of Cuba (title on object), Passport card from the south coast of Cuba, with Jamaica and two inset cards from bays in Jamaica. With two compass roses, the North is...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialLucas van Leyden: Adoration of the Magi, Lucas van Leyden, c. 1510, Oil on panel, This triptych, or three-sectioned painting, was created by an unidentified artist who was a follower of the Dutch painter and engraver Lucas van Leyden. The subject is th...
EditorialThe swearing of allegiance to Ali at Kufa after the murder of Osman. A dark-skinned youth, possibly Belal, holds Ali's double-bladed sword, Zulfikar. Maktel-i Ali Resul. Turkey, late 16th or early 17th century. Source: Or. 7238, f.9v. Language: Ottoman...
EditorialHead of a woman of the Cafusos. Cafuso is a derogatory term which meant the offspring of an African and an Indian, or a very dark-skinned, nearly black mulatto, (person of mixed race). The Natural History of Man; comprising inquiries into the modifying...
EditorialThe swearing of allegiance to Ali at Kufa after the murder of Osman. A dark-skinned youth, possibly Belal, holds Ali's double-bladed sword, Zulfikar. Maktel-i Ali Resul. Turkey, late 16th or early 17th century. Source: Or. 7238, f.9v. Language: Ottoman...
EditorialWoman of the East Indies. Zenanname ('Book of Women'). 1776-1777. A woman of the East Indies, dark-skinned, wearing a headband with feathers. Floral patterned beige robe under a three-quarter length red garment with square neckline. Palm tree in backgr...