Bibliograph

Black artists in America, from the Great Depression to civil rights, Earnestine Lovelle Jenkins

Type

Label

Black artists in America, from the Great Depression to civil rights, Earnestine Lovelle Jenkins

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Black artists in America

Nature of contents

bibliographycatalogs

Oclc number

1257313841

Responsibility statement

Earnestine Lovelle Jenkins

Sub title

from the Great Depression to civil rights

Summary

"Through more than fifty paintings, sculptures, and works on paper, Black Artists in America explores the various ways in which African American artists responded to the political, social, and economic climate of the United States from the time of the Great Depression through the landmark Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka decision"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword and acknowledgments / Kevin Sharp -- Black artists in America : From the Great Depression to Civil Rights -- Augusta Savage in Paris : African themes and the Black female body -- Walter Augustus Simon : abstract expressionist, art educator, and art historian -- Catalogue of the exhibition

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

From the Great Depression to civil rights

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