African American Art and Artists
Revised and Expanded Edition
$70.00, £40.95 hardcover
978-0-520-23929-6
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$35.95, £20.95 paperback
978-0-520-23935-7
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359 pages, 8-1/2 x 11 inches, 125 color illustrations, 201 b/w photographs
March 2003, Available worldwide
Categories: Art; American Studies; Art History; Popular Culture; African American Studies
March 2003, Available worldwide
Categories: Art; American Studies; Art History; Popular Culture; African American Studies
From reviews of the 1990 edition:
"The artwork featured in [African American Art and Artists] is breathtaking."—Quarterly Black Review
"The book has become a classic."—Gazette des beaux-arts
"An absolute must for any art-lover interested in the subject matter. With this publication the professor emerita of art history provides a comprehensive overview of the work of Afro-American artists from the eighteenth century up to the present dayÉ. Lewis found the material for her publication in public and private collections from all over the United States."—Artium
"The artwork featured in [African American Art and Artists] is breathtaking."—Quarterly Black Review
"The book has become a classic."—Gazette des beaux-arts
"An absolute must for any art-lover interested in the subject matter. With this publication the professor emerita of art history provides a comprehensive overview of the work of Afro-American artists from the eighteenth century up to the present dayÉ. Lewis found the material for her publication in public and private collections from all over the United States."—Artium
"Beginning with the arts produced in the Colonial period, Dr. Lewis documents and interprets the flow of creative productions of an important segment of the American population. Her book shows that the range of art produced by African American artists covers the entire spectrum of craft productions through painting, sculpture, and printmaking. There is a progressive development of style that not only reflects the trends in particular periods, but reveals an evolving pattern of indigenous qualities that are distinct. The art community in general and the African American community in particular are fortunate to have Dr. Samella Lewis, for she has developed unusual authority in the area of African American art. I know that African American Art and Artists will be of great value educationally and that it will offer a stimulating and rewarding experience to all who have the opportunity to share in its contents."—Jacob Lawrence
Samella Lewis has brought African American Art and Artists fully up to date in this revised and expanded edition. The book now looks at the works and lives of artists from the eighteenth century to the present, including new work in traditional media as well as in installation art, mixed media, and digital/computer art. Mary Jane Hewitt, an author, curator, and longtime friend of Samella Lewis's, has written an introduction to the new edition. Generously and handsomely illustrated, the book continues to reveal the rich legacy of work by African American artists, whose art is now included in the permanent collections of national and international museums as well as in major private collections.
Foreword
Introduction to the Revised and Expanded Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1619-1865: CULTURAL DEPRIVATION AND SLAVERY
The Craft Heritage as an Economic Resource
The Emergence of Professional Artists
Freemen and the Abolitionist Movement
Discrimination and the Problem of Patronage
1865-1920: EMANCIPATION AND CULTURAL DILEMMA
The First Major Landscape Painter
The Diverse Quests for Professional Status
American Reliance on the European Artistic Tradition
192-1940: NEW AMERICANISM AND ETHNIC IDENTITY
The Spread of the Harlem Movement
The Self-Taught Individualists
1940-1960: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL AWARENESS
Mural Art as Cultural and Social Commentary
The WPA and Its Legacy
1960-1990: POLITICAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS
Painting
The Flag: A Symbol of Repression
Reality and the Dream
Symbolism: Geometric, Organic, and Figurative
Mixed-Media Assemblages
Sculpture: Additive or Direct
Art/Craft
Drawing
Graphic Processes: Economical and Aesthetic Approaches to Communication
Performances/Installations/Environments
1990-2002: FROM PAINTING TO TECHNOLOGY: ART BEFORE AND INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Painting
Sculpture
Installation Art
Mixed-Media Art
Digital/Computer Art
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Introduction to the Revised and Expanded Edition
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1619-1865: CULTURAL DEPRIVATION AND SLAVERY
The Craft Heritage as an Economic Resource
The Emergence of Professional Artists
Freemen and the Abolitionist Movement
Discrimination and the Problem of Patronage
1865-1920: EMANCIPATION AND CULTURAL DILEMMA
The First Major Landscape Painter
The Diverse Quests for Professional Status
American Reliance on the European Artistic Tradition
192-1940: NEW AMERICANISM AND ETHNIC IDENTITY
The Spread of the Harlem Movement
The Self-Taught Individualists
1940-1960: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL AWARENESS
Mural Art as Cultural and Social Commentary
The WPA and Its Legacy
1960-1990: POLITICAL AND CULTURAL AWARENESS
Painting
The Flag: A Symbol of Repression
Reality and the Dream
Symbolism: Geometric, Organic, and Figurative
Mixed-Media Assemblages
Sculpture: Additive or Direct
Art/Craft
Drawing
Graphic Processes: Economical and Aesthetic Approaches to Communication
Performances/Installations/Environments
1990-2002: FROM PAINTING TO TECHNOLOGY: ART BEFORE AND INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Painting
Sculpture
Installation Art
Mixed-Media Art
Digital/Computer Art
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
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