by Jessica McQueen, Getty.
Precious exhibition ephemera from the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, rare photos of Black artist collaborations in Washington, DC. These are among the archival materials housed in libraries, universities, museums, and community centers across the United States—institutions dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Black art.
But with large archives that stretch to millions of items, these institutions sometimes struggle to make materials readily available to researchers, curators, and the public.