The Art of History - African American Women Artists Engage the Past (Paperback)

"This important study is the first to confront head-on the avoidance of the visual that has plagued black studies in the United States. "The Art of History" opens the often hermetic world of black visual culture to a much broader realm in which questions central to contemporary feminism, black studies, and cultural theory are brought to bear."--Judith Wilson, University of California, Irvine""The Art of History" is an important book that expands the significance of visual culture to African American studies debates. It provides cogent and insightful explorations of the work of contemporary African American women artists. Scholars and general readers alike are sure to be compelled by this original and innovative study."--Valerie Smith, author of "Not Just Race, Not Just Gender: Black Feminist Readings"In this lively and engaging book, Lisa Gail Collins examines the work of contemporary African American women artists. Her study comes at a time when an unprecedented number of these artists--photographers, filmmakers, painters, installation and mixed-media artists--have garnered the attention and imagination of the art-viewing public.To better understand the significance of this particular historical moment in American visual arts, Collins focuses on four "problems" that recur when these artists confront their histories: the documentation of truth; the status of the black female body; the relationship between art and cultural contact and change; and the relationship between art and black girlhood. By examining the social and cultural histories which African American women artists engage, Collins illuminates a dialogue between past and present imagemakers.
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The Art of History" is a major contribution to the study of American visual culture. It will be of use to both scholars and students in art history, African American studies, American studies, and women's studies.

General

Imprint:	Rutgers University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2002
First published:	March 2002
Authors:	Lisa Gail Collins
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 8mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-0-8135-3022-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8135-3022-9
Barcode:	9780813530222

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