| Description |
165 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm |
| Note |
Not to be confused with the 1991 publication of the same name. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Foreword / Andrea D. Barnwell -- Introduction : investing in the vitality of American art / Tritobia Hayes Benjamin -- Reflections on collecting / Walter O. Evans -- A way out of no way : African American artists in the nineteenth century / Kirsten P. Buick -- Illustrating the word : paintings by Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence / Amy M. Mooney -- Sojourner Truth or Harriet Tubman? : Charles White's depiction of an American heroine / Andrea D. Barnwell. |
| Summary |
"The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art features a broad selection of outstanding works from this important private collection. Eighty color plates illustrate the aesthetic legacy created by African American artists over more than one hundred fifty years. The introduction and scholarly essays will interest students and general readers as well as specialists and museum professionals. Four notable scholars examine the visual, social, and political contexts that influenced the artists. Dr. Evans contributes a personal statement about the joy he finds in collecting - and his desire to advance knowledge of and appreciation for the rich heritage created by American artists of African descent. The Evans Collection reveals the diversity and aesthetic genius of historical predecessors, and reaffirms the vital contributions that African Americans continue to make to the nation's culture."--Jacket. |
| Subject |
Evans, Walter O. -- Art collections -- Catalogs.
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African American art -- 19th century -- Catalogs.
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African American art -- 20th century -- Catalogs.
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Art -- Private collections -- United States -- Catalogs.
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Evans, Walter O.
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African American art
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Art -- Private collections
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United States
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Collection catalogs
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Art criticism
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Catalogs
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Art criticism.
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Collection catalogs.
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| Added Author |
Evans, Walter O., collector, contributor.
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Benjamin, Tritobia H., contributor.
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Buick, Kirsten Pai, contributor.
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Mooney, Amy M., contributor.
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Walter O. Evans Foundation for Art and Literature, publisher.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Brownlee, Andrea Barnwell. Walter O. Evans collection of African American art. Seattle : Walter O. Evans Foundation for Art and Literature : Distributed by University of Washington Press, ©1999 (OCoLC)653446453 |
| ISBN |
0295979208 (cloth) |
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9780295979205 (cloth) |
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0295979224 (paper) |
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9780295979229 (paper) |
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