Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Jacob Lawrence Jacob Lawrence Mike Venezia A biography of the African American painter who used his art to tell stories about the lives of individual Blacks and historical events important in the lives of his people. OL15279276W
African-American crafts kids can do! African-American crafts kids can do! Carol Gnojewski Learn more about the African-American culture with these ten easy-to-do crafts. Also, while you do these crafts read about famous African Americans. Some of the exciting crafts included are a Star Pu… OL15829100W
Andrew Wyeth Andrew Wyeth Betsy James Wyeth,Andrew Wyeth "Generally regarded as "America's Painter," realist Andrew Wyeth is perhaps the most well known of the artistic Wyeth family dynasty, which includes his father N.C. Wyeth, sister Henriette Hurd, and … OL18456150W
Amalia Amaki Amalia Amaki Leslie King-Hammond,Gloria Wade Gayles,Andrea D. Barnwell Retrospective mixed-media exhibition featuring photographs, quilts, souvenir fans, and digitally manipulated photographs, incorporating fabric, beads, pearls, buttons, paint, found objects, and glitt… OL19760672W
The art of Betye, Lezley, and Alison Saar The art of Betye, Lezley, and Alison Saar Jessica Dallow,Betye Saar,Alison Saar,Lezley Saar,Tracye Saar-cavanaugh Family Legacies celebrates the remarkable art of Betye Saar and her daughters, Lezley and Alison Saar. It explores the sharing of artistic and spiritual traditions within a family and shows how two g… OL5826262W
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
Picturing the New Negro Picturing the New Negro Caroline Goeser During the 1920s and 1930s, black artists and writers achieved something totally unprecedented: they created a new image of African Americans that truly reflected their times as well as their history… OL8330590W