| Description |
167 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm |
| Summary |
"Through more than fifty paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, Black Artists in America explores the various ways in which African American artists responded to the political, social, and economic climate of the United States from the time of the Great Depression through the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Note |
"This publication was produced in conjunction with the exhibition Black Artists in America: From the Great Depression to Civil Rights, on view at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, from October 17, 2021, through January 2, 2022"--Colophon. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Foreword and acknowledgments / Kevin Sharp -- Black artists in America : From the Great Depression to Civil Rights -- Augusta Savage in Paris : African themes and the Black female body -- Walter Augustus Simon : abstract expressionist, art educator, and art historian -- Catalogue of the exhibition. |
| Subject |
African American art -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962 -- Exhibitions.
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Simon, Walter Augustus, 1916-1979 -- Exhibitions.
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ART / General.
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Savage, Augusta, 1892-1962. (OCoLC)fst00270120
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Simon, Walter Augustus, 1916-1979. (OCoLC)fst00253860
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African American art. (OCoLC)fst00799012
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
exhibition catalogs. (CStmoGRI)aatgf300026096
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Exhibition catalogs. (OCoLC)fst01424028
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Exhibition catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Sharp, Kevin, 1957- writer of foreword.
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Dixon Gallery and Gardens, organizer, host institution.
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| Added Title |
From the Great Depression to civil rights |
| ISBN |
9780300260908 (hardcover) |
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0300260903 (hardcover) |
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