Ronald Lockett (1965-1998) stands out among southern artists in the
late twentieth century. Raised in the African American industrial
city of Bessemer, Alabama, Lockett explored a range of recurring
themes through his art: faith, the endless cycle of life,
environmental degradation, historical events, the sweetness of
idealized love, mourning, human emotion, and personal struggle. By
the time Lockett died at age thirty-two, he had created an
estimated four hundred works that document an extraordinary
artistic evolution. This book offers the first in-depth critical
treatment of Lockett's art, alongside sixty full-color plates of
the artist's paintings and assemblages, shedding light on Lockett's
career and work. By placing Lockett at its center, contributors
contextualize what might be best understood as the
Birmingham-Bessemer School of art, which includes Thornton Dial,
Joe Minter, and Lonnie Holley, and its turbulent social, economic,
and personal contexts. While broadening our understanding of
southern contemporary art, Fever Within uncovers how one artist's
work has become emblematic of the frustrated, yearning, unredeemed
promises, and family and community resilience expressed by a
generation of African American artists at the close of the
twentieth century. Contributors include Paul Arnett, Sharon
Patricia Holland, Katherine L. Jentleson, Thomas J. Lax, and Colin
Rhodes.
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