African-American Art
African-American Art
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Oxford University Press
Just the Series: Oxford History of Art   

Series and Publisher: Oxford History of Art   

Annotation: Discusses African American folk art, decorative art, photography, and fine arts.
Genre: [Visual arts]
 
Reviews: 2
Catalog Number: #6160478
Format: Paperback
Copyright Date: 1998
Edition Date: 1998 Release Date: 06/25/98
Pages: 319 pages
ISBN: 0-19-284213-7
ISBN 13: 978-0-19-284213-8
Dewey: 704.03
LCCN: 98190459
Dimensions: 24 cm.
Subject Heading:
African American art.
Language: English
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Patton, a Romare Bearden expert, does a superb job of elucidating the various aesthetic and political movements that have shaped the evolution of African American art, a tradition both spurred and hampered by racism. Beginning in colonial times and working her way to the present, she covers every conceivable visual medium and explores the work of well-known artists as well as those with less-familiar names. An excellent resource for public library art collections.

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Bibliography Index/Note: Includes bibliographical references (page 274-299) and index.
Reading Level: 7.0
Interest Level: 9+

From its origins in early eighteenth century slave communities to the end of the twentieth century, African-American art has made a vital contribution to the art of the United States. African-American Art provides a major reassessment of the subject, setting the art in the context of the African-American experience. Here, Patton discusses folk and decorative arts such as ceramics, furniture, and quilts alongside fine art, sculptures, paintings, and photography during the 1800s. She also examines the New Negro Movement of the 1920s, the era of Civil Rights and Black Nationalism during the 1960s and 70s, and the emergence of new black artists and theorists in the 1980s and 90s. New evidence suggests different ways of looking at African-American art, confirming that it represents the culture and society from which it emerges. Here, Patton explores significant issues such as the relationship of art and politics, the influence of galleries and museums, the growth of black universities, critical theory, the impact of artists collectives, and the assortment of art practices since the 1960s. African-American Art shows that in its cultural diversity and synthesis of cultures it mirrors those in American society as a whole.


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