Combs, Rhea L. 2018. "American Families: Picturing the African American Family, from Frederick Douglass to Jamel Shabazz." Aperture Magazine, 233, New York.
2018
Combs, Rhea L. and Gardullo, Paul. 2023. "Scurlock's Washington." In Beauty Born of Struggle: The Art of Black Washington. Stewart, Jeffrey C., editor. 229–263. New Haven and London: National Gallery of Art.
2023
Combs, Rhea L. 2019. "In America's Living Room." In Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Objects and Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection. Pope, Victoria, Schrum, Christine, and Lepore, Jill, editors. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books.
2019
Combs, Rhea L. 2019. "Marlon Riggs's 'Tongues United'." In Black Light: A Retrospective on International Black Cinema. Werner, Maxime, editor. 90-91. Paris, France: Capricci.
2019
Combs, Rhea L. 2019. "Sojourner Truth: Image as Activism." In Smithsonian American Women: Remarkable Objects and Stories of Strength, Ingenuity, and Vision from the National Collection. Pope, Victoria, Schrum, Christine, and Lepore, Jill, editors. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books.
2019
Combs, Rhea L. 2019. "The Power of the Image: Scurlock's Washington." In Everyday Beauty. Moresi, Michèle Gates and Coyle, Laura , editors. London, England: D. Giles Limited. In Double Exposure.
2019
Combs, Rhea L. 2018. "Madeline Anderson: Pioneering Filmmaker and Artist, In Her Own Words." In I am somebody: three films by Madeline Anderson. New York: Icarus Film Distribution.
2018
Combs, Rhea L. 2018. "Preserving a National Treasure: Hip Hop Photography." In Contact High: A Visual History of Hip-Hop. 68–69. New York: Clarkson Potter, division of Penguin Random House.
2018
Combs, Rhea L. 2016. "The Moses Sisters." In Pioneers in African American Cinema.
2016