African American Art and Artists

Name: African American Art and Artists
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ISBN: 9780520085329

ISBN-10: 0520085329

ISBN-13: 9780520085329

Edition: 2nd 1990 (Revised)

Authors: Samella S. Lewis, Floyd Coleman

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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 art of the last decade. Handsomely and generously illustrated, this book reveals a rich legacy of work by African American painters, sculptors, and graphic artists. "Art historical scholarship is greatly advanced by Samella Lewis'sAfrican American Art and Artistsin that it foregrounds the work of artists who have been influencing the texture of art in the United States during the last two decades of the 20th century. ThroughoutAfrican…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1990
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 6/6/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction to the Revised and Expanded Edition


Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction 1619-1865


Cultural Deprivation and Slavery


The Craft Heritage as an Economic Resource


The Emergence of Professional Artists Freemen and the Abolitionist Movement


Discrimination and the Problem of Patronage 1865-1920


Emancipation and Cultural Dilemma


The First Major Landscape Painter


The Diverse Quests for Professional Status American Reliance on the European


Artistic Tradition 192-1940:


New Americanism and Ethnic Identity


The Spread of the Harlem Movement


The Self-Taught Individualists 1940-1960


Social and Political Awareness


Mural Art as Cultural and Social Commentary


The WPA and Its Legacy 1960-1990


Political and Cultural Awareness


Painting


The Flag: A Symbol of Repression Reality and the Dream Symbolism: Geometric, Organic, and Figurative


Mixed-Media Assemblages Sculpture: Additive or Direct


Art/Craft Drawing Graphic Processes: Economical and Aesthetic


Approaches to Communication Performances/Installations/Environments 1990-2002


From Painting to Technology: Art Before and into The New Millennium


Painting Sculpture Installation


Art Mixed-Media Art Digital/Computer Art


Conclusion


Bibliography


Index