Description
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.
Author: Sharon F. Patton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/25/1998
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.62w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9780192842138
ISBN10: 0192842137
BISAC Categories:
- Art | American | General
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
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.
Author: Sharon F. Patton
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 06/25/1998
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.35h x 6.62w x 0.76d
ISBN13: 9780192842138
ISBN10: 0192842137
BISAC Categories:
- Art | American | General
- Art | Criticism & Theory
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
About the Author
Sharon Patton is Director of the Center for Afroamerican and African Studies, and Associate Professor in History at the University of Michigan.