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Macklin (art, Jackson State U.) presents biographical entries for 283 (mostly little-known) African-American artists who worked in the period spanning from the mid-19th century to the present. The entries are often extremely brief, sometimes noting little more than birth date and place and the medium the artist worked in. The centerpiece of the volume consists of 54 color plates displaying examples of the paintings, drawings, and sculptures of artists...
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From quilts to marble, from comic strips to welded steel, African Americans have created exciting works of art for more than a hundred years. African-American Artists traces the struggles and shows the work of many of these men and women. This book will introduce you to Harriet Powers, who was born a slave and who told legends and stories on her quilts. You'll meet Horace Pippin, who taught himself to paint and kept painting even after he lost the...
10) Romare Bearden
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Chronicles the later years of Romare Bearden's life, exploring the people and events that shaped his life and work and profiling his artistic creations from the time.
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Mathew's standard biography of Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) is based on extensive research in archives in this country and family records in France. An important artist in the salons of Paris, Tanner was born and studied in Philadelphia but left America for Europe, where his race would not stand in the way of his ambition. The book also provides insights into the art trends of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, as well as the struggle...
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This beautiful book, companion publication to the exhibition of the same name, presents a complex overview of the life and career of the pioneering African American artist Henry O. Tanner (1859-1937). Recognized as the patriarch of African American artists, Tanner forged a path to international success, powerfully influencing younger black artists who came after him. Following a preface by David Driskell, the essays in this book -- written by international...
16) Faith Ringgold
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Examines the work and life of Faith Ringgold, the African-American artist who created the painted story quilt, an art form that combines rich oral history with colorful paintings on quilted fabric and canvas.
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"Fern Logan's collection of elegant fine-art photographic portraits documents the emergence of the African American artist into mainstream American art. The Artist Portrait Series captures sixty-one significant artists from the late twentieth century. Each rich duotone portrait is accompanied by Logan's commentary on the artist."--Jacket.
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