Books

2003  Vlach, J.M. Barns. New York: W.W. Norton. Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks series. (Winner of the 2003 Kniffen Prize for Best Book on North American Material Culture).

2002  Vlach, J.M. The Planter's Prospect: Privilege and Slavery in Plantation Paintings. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

1993  Vlach, J.M. Back of the Big House: The Architecture of Plantation Slavery. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.

1990  Vlach, J.M. The Afro-American Tradition in Decorative Arts, revised ed. Athens: University of Georgia Press.

Selected Articles and Online Publications

2008  Vlach, J.M. "Rooted in Africa, raised in America: The traditional arts and crafts of African-Americans across five centuries." In Freedom's Story: Teaching African American Literature and History. National Humanities Center TeacherServe. Online at http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/tserve/freedom/1609-1865/essays/africa.htm

2004  Vlach, J.M. "The mysterious Mr. Jenkins of Jenkins Hill: The early history of the Capitol site," The Capitol Done (spring). Washington: U.S. Capitol Historical Society.