{"product_id":"acts-of-art-in-greenwich-village-9783777443997","title":"Acts of Art in Greenwich Village","description":"\u003cb\u003eA first-ever look at a network of Black visual artists in New York City's Manhattan and downtown art worlds in the 1960s and 1970s.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This comprehensive account of the six-year history of Acts of Art, a gallery founded by and for Black artists in Greenwich Village in 1969, includes a complete exhibition record, biographies of the gallery's key artists, and entries on important group exhibitions and events. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This first in-depth look at Acts of Art, and its role within communities of Black artists in New York City highlights the artists most closely tied to the gallery and its co-founder Nigel Jackson, from the early shows of Benny Andrews and James Denmark to the surveys of Lois Mailou Jones and Hale Woodruff. In addition to an introductory essay and complete exhibition history, the volume includes artists' biographies and entries on important group exhibitions and events. This publication accompanies the exhibition, \u003ci\u003eActs of Art in Greenwich Village\u003c\/i\u003e, on view at Hunter College's Bertha and Karl Leubsdorf Galleries from fall 2024 to spring 2025.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17373210\"\u003eHoward Singerman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hirmer Verlag GmbH\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.50h x 8.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783777443997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 3777443999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART038000\"\u003eAmerican | African American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART006010\"\u003eCollections, Catalogs, Exhibitions | Group Shows\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-ART\"\u003eArt\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-ART015110\"\u003eHistory | 20th \u0026amp; 21st Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Singerman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eArt Subjects: Making Artists in the American University\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eArt History, after Sherrie Levine\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eSharon Lockhart: Pine Flat\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the Phyllis and Joseph Caroff Chair of Art and Art History at Hunter College. \u003cb\u003eKatie Hood Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e is chief curator and deputy director of the Hunter College Art Galleries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hirmer Verlag GmbH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48458109386989,"sku":"9783777443997","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_48efa882-e7a9-41d4-8c05-f2bd204bf317.jpg?v=1753595239","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/acts-of-art-in-greenwich-village-9783777443997","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}