Rizzoli Celebrates Black History Month

February 2, 2024

This Black History Month, we’re honored to share the work of Black men and women who have made significant contributions to Black history. Whether influential in the arena of politics, masters of the arts, or innovators in fashion, these individuals have brought new life to the fields in which they excel and to our understanding of black life in America.

Artwork: LeRoy Clarke’s Now, 1970
As seen in Black Refractions

Art Books

Riffs and Relations

A timely consideration of African-American artists’ rich engagement with the history of art from the…
African Art in the Barnes Foundation

The first publication of the Barnes Foundation’s important and extensive African art collection. The Barnes…
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Black Refractions

An authoritative guide to one of the world’s most important collections of African-American art, with…
I Too Sing America

Winner of the James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award for African American…
Art in the Streets

The most comprehensive book to survey the colorful history of graffiti and street art movements…
David Driskell

This is the first publication to survey the entirety of this hugely influential scholar and…
Toyin Ojih Odutola

A seminal work by one of today’s most vital figurative artists explores the complexity of…
Hebru Brantley

The first book on Chicago-born Hebru Brantley, the preeminent African American pop artist of his…
Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure©

This landmark volume tells the story of Jean-Michel Basquiat from the intimate perspective of his…
Jean-Michel Basquiat

A rare and poignant compilation of photography and written anecdotes by American photographer and artist…
Gio Swaby

Accompanied by a traveling exhibition, this book on the Bahamian artist’s textile portraits serves as…
Hurvin Anderson

This is the first comprehensive overview of the career to date of British-born Jamaican artist…
Barkley L. Hendricks

American artist Barkley L. Hendricks (1945–2017) revolutionized contemporary portraiture with his vivid depictions of Black…
Whitfield Lovell

Accompanying a major exhibition, this book provides a comprehensive look at this MacArthur Fellows award–winning…
Whitfield Lovell

The most comprehensive survey to date of the contemporary artist Whitfield Lovell, whose poetic and…
Kerry James Marshall

The definitive monograph on contemporary African American painter Kerry James Marshall, accompanying a major traveling…
Henry Taylor

Legendary artist Henry Taylor’s first major monograph chronicles his life and work–the “visual equivalent of…
Art and Race Matters: The Career of Robert Colescott

The most comprehensive volume devoted to the life and work of pioneering African American artist…
Frank Stewart’s Nexus

The first complete monograph and retrospective on the sixty-year career of Frank Stewart, photographer of…

Fashion Books

Pharrell: A Fish Doesn't Know It's Wet

Following Rizzoli’s best-selling Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been, this volume documents the continuing adventures in…
Pharrell: Carbon, Pressure & Time

With pieces drawn from the extensive personal collection of Pharrell Williams, this is a stunning…
Sneakers x Culture: Collab

A celebration of the great sneaker collaborations that have reimagined the shoe, elevating this most…
Fresh Fly Fabulous: 50 Years of Hip Hop Style

On a hot summer night in August of 1973, DJ Kool Herc and his sister,…
Ann Lowe

The definitive illustrated volume on the work and life of Ann Lowe, a consummate couturier…
Willi Smith

African-American fashion designer Willi Smith, pioneer of streetwear and visionary collaborator, finally gets his due…
How to Slay

An inspirational journey through black fashion in America from the twentieth century to the present,…

Music Books

Together Forever

“People always get caught up in what these two iconic groups stood for, but can…
LL COOL J Presents The Streets Win

Co-authored by Hip-Hop legend LL COOL J, acclaimed journalist Vikki Tobak and Rock The Bells’…
Tina Turner: That's My Life

The first authorized pictorial autobiography for the trade by the legendary Tina Turner, containing iconic…
Hip Hop at the End of the World

Filled with more than 250 images of artists including Ice Cube, The Notorious B.I.G., LL…

Cooking, Architecture, & Interiors

Design Remix

The first book from AD100 interior designer Corey Damen Jenkins, known for his colorful, youthful…
Paul R. Williams

Over a career spanning six decades, architect Paul Revere Williams came to define what gracious…

Cooking

Southern Cooking, Global Flavors

Drawing on his experiences cooking around the world, a celebrated chef revisits his Southern cooking…
Princess Pamela's Soul Food Cookbook

A new edition gives due to this long-lost classic that helped define soul food. …

Politics & Culture

Ebony

In 1945, Ebony’s legendary founder John H. Johnson set out to create a magazine for…
Mandela: In Honor of an Extraordinary Life

A tribute to her father, Makaziwe Mandela shares the most definitive portrait of Nelson Mandela…

Sports Books

City/Game

The players, people, flavor, and contributions New York has given the game. From the playgrounds…
Nigel Sylvester: GO

The first book by professional BMX athlete, entrepreneur, content creator, and cultural icon Nigel Sylvester;…