Discusses African American folk art, decorative art, photography, and fine arts
Signaling such recent activist and aesthetic concepts in the work of Kara Walker, Childish Gambino, BLM, Janelle Monáe, and Kendrick Lamar, and marking the exit of the Obama Administration and the opening of the National Museum of African ...
Drawing from historical and private collections around the country, Samella Lewis has gathered an impressive representation of the work of African American artists, from the 18th century to the present....
Two Centuries of Black American Art: Exhibition , Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta,...
"A beautifully illustrated survey of African American art of the twentieth century, including many never-before-seen works by the most important artists of the period. African American Art presents a powerful...
"Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Represent: 200 years of African American art,' Philadelphia Museum of Art, January 10-April 5, 2015"--Title-page vers
“'The Incredible Joy of Collecting African American Art: My Journey from Frogtown, S.C. to the National Gallery,'” chronicles Diamond’s unique journey from growing up in poverty in South Carolina to avidly collecting African American ...
This book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers and professors and may be used in African American art, visual culture, and culture classes.
Art enthusiasts and lovers of African American art have long considered collecting art a hobby reserved solely for the wealthy. Collecting African-American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas effectively dispels...
This volume presents selections from the highly-respected Cosby collection of African American art. Their introductions elaborate on their strong belief that African American families should themselves seek to preserve their...
This volume is a visual celebration of African American art from its beginnings in Colonial America up to the present.