''African Arts'' is a
peer-reviewed
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academic journal
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devoted to the study and discussion of traditional, contemporary, and popular
African art
African art describes the modern and historical paintings, sculptures, installations, and other visual culture from native or indigenous Africans and the African continent. The definition may also include the art of the African diasporas, su ...
s. It was founded in 1967 and is published online and in hard copy by the
MIT Press
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History
The MIT Press traces its origins back to 1926 when MIT publish ...
, which distributes the journal for the
James S. Coleman African Studies Center at the
University of California, Los Angeles
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.
External links
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''African Arts'' on UCLA websiteColeman African Studies Center
Arts journals
African studies journals
Publications established in 1967
English-language journals
Quarterly journals
MIT Press academic journals
1967 establishments in the United States
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