Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Voices of the dream Voices of the dream Venice Johnson Quotations by notable African American women are accompanied by reproductions of paintings, drawings, and mixed-media art works by contemporary African American women artists. OL17996969W
Testimony Testimony Arthur C. Danto,Kinshasha Conwill . "For the past two decades, African-American vernacular art of the South - noted for its powerful imagery and colorful palette - has attracted growing art-world interest. This book and its accompanyi… OL18487108W
1971: a year in the life of color 1971: a year in the life of color Darby English In this book, art historian Darby English explores the year 1971, when two exhibitions opened that brought modernist painting and sculpture into the burning heart of United States cultural politics: … OL19732919W
Taught by life Taught by life Lewis, Roosevelt Jr Art and personal stories about African American life along the Cane River in Louisiana in the 1950s and 1960s. OL26438810W
Colored pictures Colored pictures Michael D. Harris "In this book, artist and art historian Michael Harris investigates the role of visual representation in the construction of black identities, both real and imagined, in the United States. He focuses… OL5954019W
The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century The New York Times Guide to the Arts of the 20th Century Staff Of The Ny Reviews, news articles, interviews and essays capturing 100 years of art, architecture, literature, music, dance, theater, film and television. OL8929360W
African American Artists on Disc African American Artists on Disc Lynn Moody Igoe Identifies more than 8,000 African-American fine, vernacular, and craft artists, as well as art historians, museum and gallery directors, and curators. Contains bibliographical references to artists … OL9523327W