Gee's Bend: The Women and Their Quilts
by John Beardsley, et al.
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Faith Ringgold 2012Calendar: African-American Artist
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Calendars
Basquiat: A Quick Killing in Art
by Phoebe Hoban
Listed under Basquiat
Hard
Truths: The Art of Thornton Dial
by David C. Driskell, Greg Tate
Celebrating Thorton Dial's contributions to American art, this book
surveys the career of one of our most original contemporary artists, whose
epic work tackles the most compelling social and political issues of our
time.
Born in poverty in Alabama, Dial has lived his entire life in the American
South, and his art, informed by decades of struggle as a black working-class
man, reveals a unique perspective on America's most difficult and pervasive
challenges, such as its long history of race and class conflict, the war
in Iraq, and the 9/11 tragedy. This monograph includes reproductions of
70 of Dial's large-scale paintings, drawings and found object sculptures
spanning twenty years of his artistic career. Drawing inspiration from
the rich symbolic world of the black rural South and with no formal education,
Dial has developed a truly distinctive and original style. Incorporating
salvaged objects in his work-from plastic grave flowers and children's
toys to cow skulls and goat carcasses-he creates highly charged assemblages
combined with turbulent fields of expressionistic painting. With commentary
from historian David Driskell, cultural critic Greg Tate, and art historian
Joanne Cubbs, this volume brings long-overdue recognition to Dial's remarkable
career and offers audiences an unprecedented look into the creative world
of this important artist.
Hardcover from Prestel USA
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Thornton
Dial in the 21st Century
by Paul Arnett, Joanne Cubbs, Eugene W. Metcalf Jr.
Hardcover from Tinwood Books
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Dial,
Thornton: Image of the Tiger
Hardcover from New Line Books
Book Published: 2005-01-01
Thornton
Dial: Thoughts on Paper
Hardcover from The University of North Carolina
Press
Availability: Not yet published
Thornton
Dial His Spoken Dreams
by Thornton Dial
Paperback from Ricco/Maresca Gallery
Abstraction
in the Art of Thornton Dial
by Thornton Dial
Paperback from See notes
Kara
Walker: Pictures From Another Time
by Kara Elizabeth Walker, Thelma Golden, Robert Reid-Pharr, Kara Walker,
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Annette Dixon
Hardcover from Zzdap Publishing
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Souls
Grown Deep: African American Vernacular Art of the South : The Tree Gave
the Dove a Leaf
by Paul Arnett, William Arnett, Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture
The first comprehensive overview of an important genre of American
art, Souls Grown Deep explores the visual-arts genius of the black South.
This first work in a multivolume study introduces 40 African-American self-taught
artists, who, without significant formal training, often employ the most
unpretentious and unlikely materials. Like blues and jazz artists, they
create powerful statements amplifying the call for freedom and vision.
Hardcover from Tinwood Books
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Souls
Grown Deep Vol. 2: African American Vernacular Art
by William Arnett, Paul Arnett, Lowery Sims
Completing the two-volume set, Souls Grown Deep, Vol. 2 takes the visual
and historical presentation of the first volume to a richer level, offering
an even broader array of artistic styles and media. Published in 2000,
the first volume explored the diverse historical roots of the genre and
introduced artists whose work recalled the South of the pre–civil rights
era. This sequel brings the movement into the present, delving into the
work of the current generation of artists who are creating a complex form
of art that blurs the boundaries between folk and contemporary art.
Hardcover from Tinwood Books
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Fashioning
Africa: Power and the Politics of Dress (African Expressive Cultures)
by Jean Allman, Jean M. Allman
Paperback from Indiana University Press
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