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Dancing at the Louvre : Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other Story Quilts by New Museum of Contemporary Art Staff and Akron Art Museum Staff (1998, Hardcover)
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Dancing at the Louvre: Faith Ringgold's French Collection by New Museum of Contemporary Art Staff; Akron Art Museum Staff Dust jacket in good condition. First edition, first printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Boards and dust jacket show signs of shelf wear. All pages are intact, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520214293
ISBN-139780520214293
eBay Product ID (ePID)873670
Product Key Features
Book TitleDancing at the Louvre : Faith Ringgold's French Collection and Other Story Quilts
Number of Pages168 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1998
TopicAmerican / African American, History / Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945), Quilts & Quilting, Museum Studies
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Crafts & Hobbies
AuthorNew Museum of Contemporary Art Staff, Akron Art Museum Staff
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight34.3 Oz
Item Length10.4 in
Item Width10.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-031079
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal746.46/092
Synopsis"My process is designed to give us 'colored folk' and women a taste of the American dream straight up. Since the facts don't do that too often, I decided to make it up. . . . That is the real power and joy of being an artist. We can make it come true. Or look true."--Faith Ringgold, in a 1992 interview This catalog is the first book-length publication devoted to the exquisite story quilts of contemporary artist Faith Ringgold. Combining painted images, handwritten texts, and quilting techniques, Ringgold weaves together modernist painting; feminist critique; postmodernist strategies of appropriation, parody, and montage; and personal memoir in a remarkable synthesis that takes on European modernism, African American folk art, and the "black aesthetic" of the 1960s and 1970s. The catalog accompanies an exhibition ofThe French CollectionandThe American Collection, a series of story quilts Ringgold has produced since 1990. Catalog essays include an examination of Ringgold's stylistic development through the 1960s and 1970s, an exploration of the social and political aspects of the story quilts, and a recollection by the artist's daughter, writer Michele Wallace. Ringgold has adapted the tradition of the American slave quilt to create a world in which African Americans and women dominate, where history is not only questioned but also reinvented. The titles of the quilts in Ringgold'sFrench CollectionandAmerican Collectionsuggest her subject range and daring:Jo Baker's Birthday Party;Dinner at Gertrude Stein's;A Portrait of Aunt Jemima;Tubman, Douglass, and Truth: Wanted Dead or Aliveare examples. Faith Ringgold's broad audience of admirers (her books for children have won Caldecott andNew York Timesbook illustration honors) will welcomeDancing at the Louvre. Finally there is a book that displays her artistic achievements and provides a full discussion of her importance within contemporary art., "My process is designed to give us 'colored folk' and women a taste of the American dream straight up. Since the facts don't do that too often, I decided to make it up. . . . That is the real power and joy of being an artist. We can make it come true. Or look true."--Faith Ringgold, in a 1992 interview This catalog is the first book-length publication devoted to the exquisite story quilts of contemporary artist Faith Ringgold. Combining painted images, handwritten texts, and quilting techniques, Ringgold weaves together modernist painting; feminist critique; postmodernist strategies of appropriation, parody, and montage; and personal memoir in a remarkable synthesis that takes on European modernism, African American folk art, and the "black aesthetic" of the 1960s and 1970s. The catalog accompanies an exhibition of The French Collection and The American Collection , a series of story quilts Ringgold has produced since 1990. Catalog essays include an examination of Ringgold's stylistic development through the 1960s and 1970s, an exploration of the social and political aspects of the story quilts, and a recollection by the artist's daughter, writer Michele Wallace. Ringgold has adapted the tradition of the American slave quilt to create a world in which African Americans and women dominate, where history is not only questioned but also reinvented. The titles of the quilts in Ringgold's French Collection and American Collection suggest her subject range and daring: Jo Baker's Birthday Party ; Dinner at Gertrude Stein's ; A Portrait of Aunt Jemima ; Tubman, Douglass, and Truth: Wanted Dead or Alive are examples. Faith Ringgold's broad audience of admirers (her books for children have won Caldecott and New York Times book illustration honors) will welcome Dancing at the Louvre . Finally there is a book that displays her artistic achievements and provides a full discussion of her importance within contemporary art.
LC Classification Number97-31079
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- Jun 27, 2019
A great book for teachers to use!
This book provides a broader view of Ringgold’s contribution to American art quilts, the use of text in art and quilting, and this African-American artist’s well-earned role in all art. It is rich with images of her work, the story of her life, and the development of her art.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
