{"product_id":"the-art-of-history-african-american-women-artists-engage-the-past-paperback","title":"The Art of History: African American Women Artists Engage the Past - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLisa Gail Collins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This important study is the first to confront head-on the avoidance of the visual that has plagued black studies in the United States. \u003ci\u003eThe Art of History\u003c\/i\u003e 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\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Art of History\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNot Just Race, Not Just Gender: Black Feminist Readings\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTo 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The Art of History\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLisa Gail Collins\u003c\/b\u003e teaches in the art history department and the Africana studies program at Vassar College.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 9.9 x 6.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457493778685,"sku":"9780813530222","price":92.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/UmxybTJML3BHQTUxdDYrTUxSODJMZz09.webp?v=1777237907","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-art-of-history-african-american-women-artists-engage-the-past-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}