| Description |
87 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm |
| Note |
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Visual Blues', presented at the LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, from March 8 to July 13, 2014, and at the Telfair Museums, Savannah, from January 30 to May 3, 2015"--Colophon. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-86). |
| Contents |
Shake that thang : dancing figures and figures that dance in African American art / Margaret Rose Vendryes -- Blues, jazz, and the literature of the Harlem Renaissance / John Lowe -- Hearing the blues in the art of the Harlem Renaissance / R.A. Lawson -- "Money, you've got lots of friends" : patronage in the Harlem Renaissance / Natalie A. Mault. |
| Summary |
The visual blues explores the enormous impact that blues and jazz music emanating from the Deep South and moving north had on artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance. The Visual Blues shows how the artists and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance blurred artistic boundaries, drawing inspiration from each other and contributing to each other's art forms. The art scene in Harlem from 1919 to approximately 1940 encouraged a melding of art, music, literature, and poetry, providing a creative haven and outlet for transcending hardships and shattering racial stereotypes. The visual blues features a wide range of artists, some of whom already have established reputations and art markets, and others who are under-recognized and are rarely seen publicly. The visual blues comprises sixty-four paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures by some of the most recognized and celebrated African-American artists of the Harlem Renaissance. |
| Subject |
Harlem Renaissance -- Exhibitions.
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African American art -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Music -- African American influences -- Exhibitions.
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Blues (Music) in art -- Exhibitions.
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| Genre/Form |
Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Subject |
African American art. (OCoLC)fst00799012
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Blues (Music) in art. (OCoLC)fst01902574
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Harlem Renaissance. (OCoLC)fst00951467
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Music -- African American influences.
(OCoLC)fst01030276
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| Added Author |
Mault, Natalie A., editor, author.
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Lawson, R. A., 1974- author.
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Lowe, John, 1945- author.
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Vendryes, Margaret Rose, 1955- author.
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Barnett, Lauren, author.
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Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Museum of Art, host institution.
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Telfair Museums (Savannah, Ga.), host institution.
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| ISBN |
9780615878300 |
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061587830X |
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