{"product_id":"the-shape-of-power-stories-of-race-and-american-sculpture-hardcover","title":"The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture - Hardcover","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\u003eKaren Lemmey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTobias Wofford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGrace Yasumura\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major new survey of American sculpture, exploring how it both reflects and redefines concepts of race and identity in the United States\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow does American sculpture intersect with the history of race in the United States? The three-dimensional qualities of sculpture give it a distinct advantage over other art forms in capturing a subject's likeness, and our minds can swiftly conjure a body and racialize it from the most minimal of prompts. \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Power\u003c\/i\u003e examines the role of American sculpture, from the nineteenth century to today, in understanding and constructing the concept of race in the United States and how this medium has shaped the way generations have learned to visualize and think about race. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExploring the relationship between sculpture and ideas about race in the United States, this book provides fresh perspectives on artists ranging from Hiram Powers, Edmonia Lewis, and Augusta Savage to Barbara Chase-Riboud, Titus Kaphar, Raven Halfmoon, Sanford Biggers, Betye Saar, Yolanda L?pez, and Simone Leigh. It reveals how sculptors use this versatile medium to challenge discriminatory ideologies and entrenched social and cultural constructions of race while offering bold new visions of community, identity, and selfhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing superb illustrations of sculptural works in a broad range of media, \u003ci\u003eThe Shape of Power\u003c\/i\u003e contributes new scholarship to the understudied field of American sculpture, which hasn't been the subject of a major publication survey in more than fifty years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished in association with the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSmithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC\u003cbr\u003eNovember 8, 2024-September 14, 2025\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Lemmey\u003c\/b\u003e is the Lucy S. Rhame Curator of Sculpture at the Smithsonian American Art Museum. \u003cb\u003eTobias Wofford\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of art history at Virginia Commonwealth University. \u003cb\u003eGrace Yasumura\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 292\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 12.3 x 9.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460889788669,"sku":"9780691261492","price":72.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/qyukcrrFAM9780691261492.webp?v=1777256400","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-shape-of-power-stories-of-race-and-american-sculpture-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}