Child of the Fire Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History’s Black and Indian Subject by KirstenPaiBuick, Kristen Buick Paperback, 344 Pages, Published 2010 by Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-4266-3, ISBN: 0-8223-4266-9
"Child of the Fire is the first book-length examination of the career of the nineteenth-century artist Mary Edmonia Lewis, best known for her sculptures inspired by historical and biblical themes. Throughout this richly illustrated study, Kirsten Pai Buick investigates how Lewis and her work were perceived, and their meanings manipulated, by others and the sculptor herself. She argues against the racialist art discourse that has long cas ..."
The Unforgettables Expanding the History of American Art by Charles C. Eldredge, KirstenPaiBuick Hardcover, 464 Pages, Published 2022 by University Of California Press ISBN-13: 978-0-520-38555-9, ISBN: 0-520-38555-1
"Expanding the History of American Art Charles C. Eldredge. 360 philosophical content. They can be visually mesmerizing, while they also convey refined existential comment ... As quoted in Susan C. Larsen, “Charles Biederman and American ..."
"Race and Vision in the Nineteenth-Century United States is a collection of twelve essays by cultural critics that exposes how fraught relations of identity and race appear through imaging technologies in architecture, scientific discourse, sculpture, photography, painting, music, theater, and, finally, the twenty-first century visual commentary of Kara Walker. Throughout these essays, the racial practices of the nineteenth century are j ..."
"Throughout these essays, the racial practices of the nineteenth century are juxtaposed with literary practices involving some of the most prominent writers about race and identity, such as Herman Melville and Harriet Beecher Stowe, as well ..."
"... John Ittmann , Dox Thrash : An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered ( Philadelphia : Philadelphia Museum of Art , in associa- tion with the University of Washington Press , 2001 ) , p . 44 . 7. For more on the controversy ..."
"This catalogue was published with Spelman College Museum of Fine Art with generous support from the Wish Foundation, Inc., and accompanies the exhibition of the same name, on view at Spelman from January 25 to May 19, 2018. It is edited by Andrea Barnwell Brownlee, PhD, director of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, and features contributions by Kirsten Pai Buick, PhD; Erin J. Gilbert; Beverly Guy-Sheftall, PhD; Antwaun Sargent; an ..."
Child of the Fire(1st Edition) Mary Edmonia Lewis and the Problem of Art History’s Black and Indian Subject by KirstenPaiBuick Hardcover, 344 Pages, Published 2010 by Duke University Press Books ISBN-13: 978-0-8223-4247-2, ISBN: 0-8223-4247-2
"Child of the Fire is the first book-length examination of the career of the nineteenth-century artist Mary Edmonia Lewis, best known for her sculptures inspired by historical and biblical themes. Throughout this richly illustrated study, Kirsten Pai Buick investigates how Lewis and her work were perceived, and their meanings manipulated, by others and the sculptor herself. She argues against the racialist art discourse that has long cas ..."
"This is a timely, visual, exploration of the fascinating life and lasting legacy of sculptor Augusta Savage (1892-1962), who overcame poverty, racism, and sexual discrimination to become one of America's most influential twentieth-century artists. Her story is one of community-building, activism, and art education.Born just outside Jacksonville, Florida, Savage left the South to pursue new opportunities and opened a studio in Harlem, Ne ..."
"This distinctive monograph designed by Christopher Kaltenbach is the first publication to survey the major photographic campaigns Patrick Nagatani (b. 1945) has completed during his long and still unfolding career. It includes seven critical essays by distinguished scholars each addressing a specific project from a unique perspective, a comprehensive bibliography, exhibition history, and previously unpublished texts significantto partic ..."
"The Hereditary Estate functions as a ten-year retrospective and as a conceptual work of art. Daniel Coburn's work investigates the family photo album employed as the visual infrastructure for the flawed ideology of the American Dream. Frustrated by the lack of images that document the true and sometimes troubling nature of his own familial history, the photographer set out to create a new archive, a potent supplement to the broken famil ..."
"This publication was produced in conjunction with the retrospective Reading The River, Basia Irland's first major solo exhibition in Europe, at Museum De Domijnen, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands, November 29, 2015 - February 21, 2016. In addition to documenting many of the works that were featured in the exhibition, this publication contains an extensive interview with the artist, a selection of her National Geographic blogs, and essay ..."
"Filled with reproductions of Kehinde Wiley's bold, colorful, and monumental work, this book encompasses the artist's various series of paintings as well as his sculptural work--which boldly explore ideas about race, power, and tradition. Celebrated for his classically styled paintings that depict African American men in heroic poses, Kehinde Wiley is among the expanding ranks of prominent black artists--such as Sanford Biggers, Yinka Sh ..."