The Image of the Black in Latin American and Caribbean Art, Book 2

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 second volume explores the period from the final abolition of slavery in Brazil and Cuba in the nineteenth century through the independence of the Caribbean islands to the present day. The images and essays here reveal the damaging legacy of colonialism and slavery and the vigorous efforts of Afrodescendant artists to assert their identity in the face of prejudice and denial. These 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:	600
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-24887-8
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-674-24887-2
Barcode:	9780674248878

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