Teresa A. Carbone, et al., Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties; Race
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- America
- Type
- Art
- Features
- 1st Edition
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- ISBN
- 9781580933902
- Book Title
- Witness : Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties
- Publisher
- Monacelli Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 11.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.2 in
- Genre
- Art, Political Science
- Topic
- History / Contemporary (1945-), Civil Rights
- Item Weight
- 50.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.7 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Monacelli Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1580933904
ISBN-13
9781580933902
eBay Product ID (ePID)
168260716
Product Key Features
Book Title
Witness : Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Topic
History / Contemporary (1945-), Civil Rights
Publication Year
2014
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
50.1 Oz
Item Length
11.3 in
Item Width
8.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"This thoughtful catalog of brilliantly wide-ranging aesthetics explores the complex relations between visual art and the fight for racial justice. The text moves away from rote historical narratives, instead opting to focus on the role of the photographer in shaping action and emergent discourses, of the influence of Ghana and Cuba on politics and aesthetics, and of the tensions of politics in Pop art. These essays help guide what might otherwise be an overwhelming diversity of images, including a David Hammons body print, an iconic poster by Emory Douglas, Betye Saar assemblages, and Norman Rockwell paintings, among many others. The images themselves, brought into conversation with one another, are a valuable and resonant resource, allowing not only a deeper understanding of art from the 1960s, but of the ongoing historical reality of race in the United States. As Cynthia A. Young points out in one essay, the Civil Rights Movement was not monolithic: 'In fact, it encompassed a series of movements . . . with sometimes similar and often vastly different strategies, goals, and outcomes'. In guiding us to better understand this reality, this book is exciting and successful." -- Publishers Weekly, "Moving and inquisitive. The show is titled after a Benny Andrews painting (Witness, 1968) of a brown-skinned woman staring into the distance with a knowing gaze. The curators emphasize the act of looking (a detail of the woman's eyes adorns the exhibition catalog); however, more than just image-based modes of witnessing are on offer." --Art in America "Co-curators Teresa A. Carbone and Kellie Jones present four convincing essays that address aspects ranging from representational strategies of artists, the use of photography beyond simple reportage, the impact of this work on the art history canon, and the globally situated struggle for emancipation. Jones's deeply complex analysis cites numerous lushly illustrated works; her material, social, and political examination discusses the myriad ways African American artists, often segregated from the art world, articulated racial portraits of blackness as a means of accessing political authority. A variety of media are considered, including gestural and geometric abstraction, assemblage, minimalism, and pop imagery. This richly illustrated catalog will appeal to art and cultural historians, students, and those with an interest in the representative and political power of art created during the civil rights era." --Library Journal "This thoughtful catalog of brilliantly wide-ranging aesthetics explores the complex relations between visual art and the fight for racial justice. The text moves away from rote historical narratives, instead opting to focus on the role of the photographer in shaping action and emergent discourses, of the influence of Ghana and Cuba on politics and aesthetics, and of the tensions of politics in Pop art. These essays help guide what might otherwise be an overwhelming diversity of images, including a David Hammons body print, an iconic poster by Emory Douglas, Betye Saar assemblages, and Norman Rockwell paintings, among many others. The images themselves, brought into conversation with one another, are a valuable and resonant resource, allowing not only a deeper understanding of art from the 1960s, but of the ongoing historical reality of race in the United States. As Cynthia A. Young points out in one essay, the Civil Rights Movement was not monolithic: 'In fact, it encompassed a series of movements . . . with sometimes similar and often vastly different strategies, goals, and outcomes'. In guiding us to better understand this reality, this book is exciting and successful." --Publishers Weekly "Published in conjunction with the Brooklyn Museum's knockout exhibition of the same name, this book explores the art born out of the Civil Rights era through images, essays, and artist statements. Artist Jack Whitten, whose haunting collage Birmingham appears in the show, reflects on the power of images and quotes from The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois, who described the 'sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others.' Here, we see artists define their own visual experiences in every medium, from Romare Bearden's striking collages, to David Hammons's mixed-media sculptures, to Charles White's realist charcoal drawings." --ARTNews
Dewey Decimal
704.94932309046
Synopsis
Over 100 works by African American artists and others from the 1960s Civil Rights Movement show powerful responses in art to events of black history. Marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Witness accompanies an exhibition organized by the Brooklyn Museum and demonstrates the array of aesthetic strategies through which 1960s artists engaged in the struggle for racial justice. Personal recollections from artists including Mark di Suvero and Jack Whitten intertwine with rich illustration, engaging essays, and documentary photos--including Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and freedom marchers on the Selma-to-Montgomery March, and Gordon Parks's photos of the Black Panther Party and Muhammad Ali--along with a comprehensive chronology of the period from 1954 to the 1970s. African American artists featured include Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, David Hammons, and Melvin Edwards. Represented as well are notable artists who recorded aspects of the Civil Rights struggle, including Richard Avedon, Bruce Davidson, Andy Warhol, Robert Indiana, and Philip Guston. This collection of emotionally resonant artworks lets us see the Civil Rights movement with new eyes and is a fitting tribute to a turbulent period in history, whose struggles continue to shape America., Marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Brooklyn Museum offers a sharply focused look at painting, sculpture, graphics, and photography from the counterculture decade defined by social protest and racial conflict., * Marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Brooklyn Museum offers a sharply focused look at painting, sculpture, graphics, and photography from the counterculture decade defined by social protest and racial conflict.
LC Classification Number
N8217.C36W58 2014
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