Creating their own image : the history of African-American women artists / Lisa E. Farrington.
Creating their own image : the history of African-American women artists / Lisa E. Farrington.
Creating their own image : the history of African-American women artists / Lisa E. Farrington.
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Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
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NQ704.04208/1
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
354 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents
1. The image -- 2. Creativity and the era of slavery -- 3. The nineteenth-century professional vanguard -- 4. The Harlem Renaissance and the new Negro -- 5. The new Negro and the New Deal -- 6. Civil rights and black power -- 7. Black feminist art -- 8. Abstract explorations -- 9. Conceptualism : ar...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Oxford University Press, c2005.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2005.
Access and use
Access Conditions
State Reference Library copy: To be issued in Supervised Use Area.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Weaving together an expansive collection of artists, styles, and periods, 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 The...
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Full title
Creating their own image : the history of African-American women artists / Lisa E. Farrington.
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Author / Creator
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General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-329) and index.
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Date Copyright
c2005.
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NQ704.04208/1
Record Identifier
74VKPRLla70X
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPRLla70X
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ISBN
019516721X (acid-free paper)
019516721X
DDC
704.04208996073
MMS ID
991019603529702626
