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Modern Negro Art (Moorland-Spingarn Series)
Modern Negro Art (Moorland-Spingarn Series)
by James A Porter
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"Modern Negro Art" is still an indispensable reference work 50 years after its initial publication. Yet another generation of scholars will benefit from its keen insights into the early evolution of African Americans in the visual arts, and its... (read more)

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Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy
Flash of the Spirit: African and Afro-American Art and Philosophy
by Robert Farris Thompson
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A revisionist account of the origins of Tango looks to African influences in Argentina while painting a colorful portrait of the evolution of this great dance form. 12,500 first printing.... (read more)

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African American Art: The Long Struggle
African American Art: The Long Struggle
by Crystal A. Britton
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A visual celebration of African American art from its beginnings in Colonial America up to the present day. From early folk art to contemporary prints, paintings, and sculpture, here is the remarkable fruit of America's black artistic heritage.... (read more)

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Aesthetic of the Cool: Afro-Atlantic Art and Music
Aesthetic of the Cool: Afro-Atlantic Art and Music
by Robert Farris Thompson
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In this generously illustrated book, scholar and teacher Robert Farris Thompson gives us the definitive account of cool--not cool the adjective--cool the aesthetic; the cool fundamental to the culture of the Black Atlantic and expressed in ideals of... (read more)

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Flash of the Spirit
Flash of the Spirit
by Robert Farris Thompson
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This book reveals how five distinct African civilizations have shaped the specific cultures of their New World descendants.... (read more)

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Many Strong and Beautiful Voices: A Celebration of Life, from People of Color
Many Strong and Beautiful Voices: A Celebration of Life, from People of Color
by Quinn Eli
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Entertaining and enlightening, these impressive quote anthologies collect irresistible tidbits of wit and wisdom.... (read more)

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Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride: African American Murals
Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride: African American Murals
by James Prigoff
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African American murals express a powerful aesthetic grounded in a social and spiritual consciousness. Now, for the first time, these murals from across the country are brought together in a single, comprehensive volume. Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride... (read more)

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Free Within Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art
Free Within Ourselves: African-American Artists in the Collection of the National Museum of American Art
by Regenia A Perry
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This book, drawn from the NMAA's collection of works by more than 100 African American artists, is an invaluable guide to the art and lives of thirty-one of these artists. It encompasses works from the early 1800s to the present by Henry Ossawa Tanner... (read more)

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Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas
Collecting African American Art: Works on Paper and Canvas
by Halima Taha
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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 misconception. In these pages, lavishly... (read more)

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Black Art & Culture in the 20TH Century
Black Art & Culture in the 20TH Century
by Richard Powell
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30 Amer
30 Amer
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Black Art: Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African-American Art
Black Art: Ancestral Legacy: The African Impulse in African-American Art
by Alvia J Wardlaw
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Something All Our Own
Something All Our Own
by Grant Hill
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The six-time NBA All-Star for the Detroit Pistons and the Orlando Magic shares his collection of art by African Americans in this book, which accompanies an exhibition traveling the country through 2005. Includes an essay on the history of African... (read more)

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Black Artists on Art Volume 1
Black Artists on Art Volume 1
by Samuella S Lewis
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Amistad II Afro American Art
Amistad II Afro American Art
by David Driskell
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Afro American Artists a Bio Bibliographical Directory
Afro American Artists a Bio Bibliographical Directory
by Theresa Cederholm
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Facing History: The Black Image in American Art, 1710-1940
Facing History: The Black Image in American Art, 1710-1940
by Guy C Mcelroy
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Afro-American Arts of the Suriname Rain Forest
Afro-American Arts of the Suriname Rain Forest
by Sally Price
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Embodied Black Identities in American Art From the Yale University Art Gallery
Embodied Black Identities in American Art From the Yale University Art Gallery
by Pamela Franks
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Harlem Renaissance Art of Black America
Harlem Renaissance Art of Black America
by David Driskell
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