The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art, Book 1

The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art is the first comprehensive survey of the visual representation of people of African descent in Latin America and the Caribbean, some twelve million of whom were forcibly imported into the Americas during the transatlantic slave trade. This first volume spans four centuries, from the first Spanish occupation of Latin America and the Caribbean in the fifteenth century; through the establishment of slave colonies on the mainland and islands by the British, French, and Danish; to the revolutionary emergence of independence, first in Haiti in 1804, and then across Latin America. Essays by leading scholars and superb illustrations bring to light a remarkable range of imagery that provides vivid insights into the complex racial history of the period. The two volumes complement the vision of Dominique and Jean de Menil, art patrons who, during the 1960s, founded an archive to collect images depicting the myriad ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art from the ancient world to modern times. The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art continues the de Menil family’s original mission and brings to the fore a renewed focus on a rich and understudied area.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2023
Editors:	David Bindman • Alejandro De La Fuente • Henry Louis Gates
Associate editors:	Sheldon Cheek
Dimensions:	279 x 248mm (L x W)
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-24886-1
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-674-24886-4
Barcode:	9780674248861

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