The Obama portraits / Taína Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard J. Powell, and Kim Sajet.
The Obama portraits / Taína Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard J. Powell, and Kim Sajet.
The Obama portraits / Taína Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard J. Powell, and Kim Sajet.
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Publisher
Washington, DC : National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution ; Princeton : in association with Princeton University Press, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2021/2165
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 139 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Unveiling the unconventional : Kehinde Wiley's portrait of Barack Obama / Taína Caragol -- "Radical empathy" : Amy Sherald's portrait of Michelle Obama / Dorothy Moss -- The Obama portraits, in art history and beyond / Richard J. Powell -- The Obama portraits and the National Portrait Gallery as a...
Publication information
Publisher
Washington, DC : National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution ; Princeton : in association with Princeton University Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2020]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This is the first study of the portraits Barack Obama (2018) and Michelle Obama (2018), their reception, and their significance. The book includes essays by historians examining the influence of the paintings and what they reveal about contemporary portraiture, particularly in relation to American and African American history and culture. The book...
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Full title
The Obama portraits / Taína Caragol, Dorothy Moss, Richard J. Powell, and Kim Sajet.
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (page 137).
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Date Copyright
©2020
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2021/2165
Record Identifier
74VKaLLQ3MqO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaLLQ3MqO
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ISBN
0691203288
9780691203287
DDC
973.9320922
MMS ID
991024428944502626
