Foreword

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents viii
3. Illustrations x
4. Black Art and the Black Aesthetic xv
5. Africobra Principles and Philosophy xvii
6. Foreword xxi
7. Acknowledgments xxv
8. Introduction 1
9. 1 BLACK IN CHICAGO 19
10. 2 GENESIS 41
11. 3 THE WALL OF RESPECT 49
12. 4 THE INCEPTION 75
13. 5 A VISUAL ART PROPOSAL 91
14. 6 FIRST COBRA EXHIBITION 109
15. 7 RECRUITMENT 119
16. 8 AFRICOBRA I 129
17. 9 AFRICOBRA II 171
18. 10 AFRICOBRA III 209
19. Postscript 241
20. Exhibitions 247
21. Reviews and Media Interviews 249
22. Africobra Art in Collections 251
23. Africobra in Books 253
24. Notes 255
25. Artist Biographies 263
26. Index 271