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In Part 2 of this short series narrated by James Earl Jones, an analysis of painter, poet, and esteemed artist, Romare Bearden, is drawn from interviews, conversations, and studies of his past.

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.

Profiles seventy-five artists from the United States, Central and South America, and the Caribbean, offering biographical information and commentary on the work of each artist.

Japanese artist Shinkichi Tajiri (1923?2009) led a life and created a body of work that are both rich in paradox. Born in America to Japanese parents, he began his career in Paris, then lived in the Netherlands for half a century. This collection presents six essays that offer various perspectives on the ways that Tajiri?s complicated, overlapping personal identities were transformed through his art.

Profiles more than 175 individuals involved in the arts. More than 50 black-and-white photographs of the artists, often in the midst of their craft, enhance the text throughout this insightful volume.

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...

Assesses the influence of Audubon on people today and relates things that have been done in his name.

This encyclopedia, the first to summarize the scope of American Art, includes all the arts in one alphabetical sequence. In addition, the Guide to Entries by Arts on page 622 gives an alphabetical list of the entries in each art.

Presents twenty-one essays that discuss the lives and accomplishments of important literary, musical, artistic, and political figures of the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston Hughes, Bessie Smith, Josephine Baker, W.E.B. Du Bois, and Marcus Garvey.