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Black Artists in Their Own Words
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. CONTENTS vii
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
  5. INTRODUCTION 1
  6. 1. THE MAKING OF A BLACK AESTHETIC
  7. Introduction 11
  8. Henry Tanner 13
  9. Alain Locke 31
  10. 2. THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
  11. Introduction 37
  12. Hale Woodruff 45
  13. Meta Warrick Fuller 52
  14. May Howard Jackson 54
  15. Nancy Elizabeth Prophet 56
  16. Augusta Savage: Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts Scholarship Rejection 73
  17. Romare Bearden 78
  18. Aaron Douglas 82
  19. Harlem Artists’ Guild 85
  20. Jacob Lawrence 87
  21. James Porter 95
  22. 3. THE BLACK DIASPORA I: NÉGRITUDE AND INDIGENISM
  23. Introduction 101
  24. Ben Enwonwu 105
  25. Ronald Moody 110
  26. Kofi Antubam 115
  27. Gerard Sekoto 117
  28. Wifredo Lam 121
  29. Lois Mailou Jones 129
  30. 4. ABSTRACTION
  31. Introduction 145
  32. Bob Thompson 149
  33. Alma Thomas 157
  34. Al Loving 161
  35. Sam Gilliam 162
  36. David Driskell 167
  37. Martin Puryear 171
  38. Barbara Chase-Riboud 177
  39. 5. THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
  40. Introduction 181
  41. Elizabeth Catlett 187
  42. Spiral 196
  43. Raymond Saunders 197
  44. Ishmael Reed 202
  45. Charles White 205
  46. Benny Andrews and Cliff Joseph 210
  47. The Whitney Museum Protest 212
  48. Dana Chandler 216
  49. Jeff Donaldson 219
  50. David Hammons 222
  51. 6. THE BLACK DIASPORA II: POSTCOLONIAL ART AND FESTAC
  52. Introduction 225
  53. Skunder Boghossian 231
  54. Vincent Akwete Kofi 233
  55. Abdias do Nascimento 237
  56. Papa Ibra Tall 251
  57. Erhabor Emokpae 253
  58. Ben Enwonwu 255
  59. Arthur Monroe 256
  60. Momodou Ceesay 260
  61. 7. “AFROFEMCENTRISM”: BLACK FEMINIST ART
  62. Introduction 263
  63. Faith Ringgold 268
  64. Emma Amos 271
  65. Freida High W. Tesfagiorgis 277
  66. Betye Saar 285
  67. Kay Brown 288
  68. 8. WORD! CONCEPTUAL ART
  69. Introduction 297
  70. Howardena Pindell 301
  71. Lorraine O’Grady 309
  72. Lorna Simpson 312
  73. Pope.L. (formerly William Pope.L.) 313
  74. Glenn Ligon 317
  75. Renée Stout 319
  76. Fred Wilson 324
  77. Willie Cole 331
  78. Simone Leigh 335
  79. 9. RETHINKING RACE: FROM BLACK TO POST-BLACK AND B(L)ACK AGAIN
  80. Introduction 337
  81. Jean-Michel Basquiat 343
  82. Keith Morrison 345
  83. The Kara Walker Debate 348
  84. Michael Ray Charles 357
  85. Robert Colescott 359
  86. Renee Cox 361
  87. Kerry James Marshall 364
  88. Kehinde Wiley 366
  89. Coco Fusco 371
  90. Martine Syms 373
  91. List of Illustrations 377
  92. Index 379
https://doi.org/10.1525/9780520384149-056

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Dedication v
  3. CONTENTS vii
  4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xiii
  5. INTRODUCTION 1
  6. 1. THE MAKING OF A BLACK AESTHETIC
  7. Introduction 11
  8. Henry Tanner 13
  9. Alain Locke 31
  10. 2. THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
  11. Introduction 37
  12. Hale Woodruff 45
  13. Meta Warrick Fuller 52
  14. May Howard Jackson 54
  15. Nancy Elizabeth Prophet 56
  16. Augusta Savage: Fontainebleau School of Fine Arts Scholarship Rejection 73
  17. Romare Bearden 78
  18. Aaron Douglas 82
  19. Harlem Artists’ Guild 85
  20. Jacob Lawrence 87
  21. James Porter 95
  22. 3. THE BLACK DIASPORA I: NÉGRITUDE AND INDIGENISM
  23. Introduction 101
  24. Ben Enwonwu 105
  25. Ronald Moody 110
  26. Kofi Antubam 115
  27. Gerard Sekoto 117
  28. Wifredo Lam 121
  29. Lois Mailou Jones 129
  30. 4. ABSTRACTION
  31. Introduction 145
  32. Bob Thompson 149
  33. Alma Thomas 157
  34. Al Loving 161
  35. Sam Gilliam 162
  36. David Driskell 167
  37. Martin Puryear 171
  38. Barbara Chase-Riboud 177
  39. 5. THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
  40. Introduction 181
  41. Elizabeth Catlett 187
  42. Spiral 196
  43. Raymond Saunders 197
  44. Ishmael Reed 202
  45. Charles White 205
  46. Benny Andrews and Cliff Joseph 210
  47. The Whitney Museum Protest 212
  48. Dana Chandler 216
  49. Jeff Donaldson 219
  50. David Hammons 222
  51. 6. THE BLACK DIASPORA II: POSTCOLONIAL ART AND FESTAC
  52. Introduction 225
  53. Skunder Boghossian 231
  54. Vincent Akwete Kofi 233
  55. Abdias do Nascimento 237
  56. Papa Ibra Tall 251
  57. Erhabor Emokpae 253
  58. Ben Enwonwu 255
  59. Arthur Monroe 256
  60. Momodou Ceesay 260
  61. 7. “AFROFEMCENTRISM”: BLACK FEMINIST ART
  62. Introduction 263
  63. Faith Ringgold 268
  64. Emma Amos 271
  65. Freida High W. Tesfagiorgis 277
  66. Betye Saar 285
  67. Kay Brown 288
  68. 8. WORD! CONCEPTUAL ART
  69. Introduction 297
  70. Howardena Pindell 301
  71. Lorraine O’Grady 309
  72. Lorna Simpson 312
  73. Pope.L. (formerly William Pope.L.) 313
  74. Glenn Ligon 317
  75. Renée Stout 319
  76. Fred Wilson 324
  77. Willie Cole 331
  78. Simone Leigh 335
  79. 9. RETHINKING RACE: FROM BLACK TO POST-BLACK AND B(L)ACK AGAIN
  80. Introduction 337
  81. Jean-Michel Basquiat 343
  82. Keith Morrison 345
  83. The Kara Walker Debate 348
  84. Michael Ray Charles 357
  85. Robert Colescott 359
  86. Renee Cox 361
  87. Kerry James Marshall 364
  88. Kehinde Wiley 366
  89. Coco Fusco 371
  90. Martine Syms 373
  91. List of Illustrations 377
  92. Index 379
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