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African American Art and Artists

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African American Visual Arts: From Slavery to the Present
African American Visual Arts: From Slavery to the Present
by Celeste Mar Bernier
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In African American Visual Arts Celeste-Marie Bernier introduces readers to the sheer diversity, range, and experimental nature of African American art and artists and considers their relationship to key motifs within black culture and black experience... (read more)

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History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present
History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present
by Romare Bearden
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A landmark work of art history: lavishly illustrated and extraordinary for its thoroughness, A History of African-American Artists -- conceived, researched, and written by the great American artist Romare Bearden with journalist Harry Henderson, who... (read more)

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30 Americans
30 Americans
by Robert Hobbs
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From its inception in the 1960s, the Rubell Collection has been able to boast a particularly fine range of African-American art. Recent New York exhibitions (such as the Harlem Studio Museum's Freestyle and Frequency, or the Renaissance Society's Black... (read more)

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Collecting African American Art: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Collecting African American Art: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
by John Hope Franklin
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This important book showcases institutional and private efforts to collect, document, and preserve African American art in Americans fourth largest city, Houston, Texas. Eminent historian John Hope Franklins essay reveals his passionate commitment to... (read more)

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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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Cutting a Figure: Fashioning Black Portraiture
Cutting a Figure: Fashioning Black Portraiture
by Richard J. Powell
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Examining portraits of black people over the past two centuries, Cutting a Figure argues that these images should be viewed as a distinct category of portraiture that differs significantly from depictions of people with other racial and ethnic... (read more)

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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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Testimony: Vernacular Art of the African-American South
Testimony: Vernacular Art of the African-American South
by Judith Mcwillie
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Speaking powerfully and directly to a growing audience, African-American vernacular art is making its mark in the art world. In this outstanding collection of contemporary art, works by 27 self-taught artists bear eloquent testimony to the social... (read more)

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African American Art & Artists
African American Art & Artists
by Samella Lewis
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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. For this edition she has provided a new chapter on... (read more)

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What Manner of Men?: A Reconsideration across the Synapses of Art History of Three Paintings & Their Images of Men of African Descent
What Manner of Men?: A Reconsideration across the Synapses of Art History of Three Paintings & Their Images of Men of African Descent
by Thomas M Shaw
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Relies on the methodology of classical art history to analyze three paintings depicting men of African descent, for general readers with an interest in African and African-American culture, and for those scholars and teachers with a special interest... (read more)

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The Other Side of Color: African American Art in the Collection of Camille O. and William H. Cosby Jr.
The Other Side of Color: African American Art in the Collection of Camille O. and William H. Cosby Jr.
by David C Driskell
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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 cultural history and not... (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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No Space Hidden: The Spirit of African American Yard Work
No Space Hidden: The Spirit of African American Yard Work
by Grey Gundaker
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Dating from their earliest habitation in North America, people of African descent have used visual and material means to express their ethical values and their beliefs about the intersecting worlds of matter and spirit. In No Space Hidden, Grey Gundaker... (read more)

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To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities
by Richard Powell
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Many of this nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have amassed significant collections of American art and founded galleries and museums on their campuses. These collections provide a rich resource for the study of African... (read more)

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American Negro Art
American Negro Art
by Cedric Dover
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Art: African American
Art: African American
by Samella Lewis
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Harlem Renaissance :art of Black America
Harlem Renaissance :art of Black America
by David Driskell
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Hewitt Collection Celebration & Vision T
Hewitt Collection Celebration & Vision T
by Todd D Smith
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Two centuries of Black American art :[exhibition], Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, the Brooklyn Museum
Two centuries of Black American art :[exhibition], Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas, the Brooklyn Museum
by David Driskell
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African-American Paintings: Postcard Book
African-American Paintings: Postcard Book
by National Museum Of A
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