Black art : a cultural history
Powell, Richard J., 1953-2021
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The African diaspora - a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists. This book concentrates on how these works, often created during times of major social upheaval and transformation, use black culture both as a subject and as context. From musings on 'the souls of black folk' in late nineteenth-century art, to questions of racial and cultural identities in performance, media, and computer-assisted arts in the twenty-first century, this book examines the philosophical and social forces that have shaped a black presence in modern and contemporary visual culture.
Main title:
Black art : a cultural history / Richard J. Powell.
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Edition:
Third edition.
Imprint:
London : Thames and Hudson, 2021.London : Thames and Hudson, 2021.
Collation:
360 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 21 cm.
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Notes:
Previous edition: 2002.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780500204665 (pbk)
Dewey class:
700.8996
Language:
English
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BRN:
2497190