Painting the Gospel - Black Public Art and Religion in Chicago (Hardcover)

Innovative and lavishly illustrated, Painting the Gospel offers an indispensable contribution to conversations about African American art, theology, politics, and identity in Chicago. Kymberly N. Pinder escorts readers on an eye-opening odyssey to the murals, stained glass, and sculptures dotting the city's African American churches and neighborhoods. Moving from Chicago's oldest black Christ figure to contemporary religious street art, Pinder explores ideas like blackness in public, art for black communities, and the relationship of Afrocentric art to Black Liberation Theology. She also focuses attention on art excluded from scholarship due to racial or religious particularity. Throughout, she reflects on the myriad ways private black identities assert public and political goals through imagery. Painting the Gospel includes maps and tour itineraries that allow readers to make conceptual, historical, and geographical connections among the works.

General

Imprint:	University of Illinois Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	New Black Studies Series
Release date:	March 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Kymberly N. Pinder
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-252-03992-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Iconography, subjects depicted in art > Religious subjects depicted in art Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-252-03992-0
Barcode:	9780252039928

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