CREATING THEIR OWN IMAGE by Lisa E. Farrington ( 9780199767601 )

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Title:

CREATING THEIR OWN IMAGE
THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN ARTISTS

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Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0199767602

ISBN 13:

9780199767601

Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS INC

Pub. date:

31 March, 2011

Pages:

368

Synopsis:

Hailed as "a captivating and thorough study of a long-ignored aspect of America's art history" (CHOICE), Creating Their Own Image offers the first comprehensive history of African-American women artists, spanning from slavery to the Harlem Renaissance and the tumultuous civil rights era, right up to the present day. Lavishly illustrated throughout with color illustrations, this magnificent volume richly details hundreds of important works-including some images never before published-to present a portrait of artistic creativity unprecedented in its scope and ambition. Weaving together an expansive collection of artists, styles, and periods, Lisa Farrington argues that for centuries African-American women artists have created an alternative vision of how women of color can, are, and might be represented in American culture. From utilitarian objects such as quilts and baskets to a wide array of fine arts, Creating Their Own Image serves up compelling evidence of the fundamental human need to convey one's life, emotions, and experiences on a canvas of one's own making.

Illustrations:

81 halftones, 172 color images

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Imprint:

Oxford University Press Inc

Prizes:

Winner of Winner, 2005 Letitia Woods Brown Memorial Prize from the

Returns:

Returnable

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