Black American portraits : from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art / edited by Christine Y. Kim and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews ; texts by Hilton Als, Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews, Bridget R. Cooks, Ilene Susan Fort, Naima J. Keith, Christine Y. Kim, Dhyandra Lawson, Jeffrey C. Stewart ; produced by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, in collaboration with Spelman College.
Publisher:
Los Angeles County Museum of Art ;
Copyright Date:
2023
Description:
222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 32 x 24 cm
Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Black American Portraits" held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 7, 2021-April 17, 2022; Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, January 30-May 14, 2023; and Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, September 23, 2023-July 1, 2024. Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Afterword / Naima J. Keith. Foreword / Mary Schmidt Campbell -- Introduction / Christine Y. Kim and Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews -- The elusive body: Mark Bradford and David Hammons / Hilton Als -- Plates -- A museum's commitment to the Trayvon Generation / Christine Y. Kim -- Black American art at LACMA: a history / Ilene Susan Fort -- Beyond the master / Jeffrey C. Stewart -- Proof of life / Bridget R. Cooks -- A lil' history of photography: Black American photography before Barack Obama / Myrtle Elizabeth Andrews -- The elusive body: Mark Bradford and David Hammons / Dhyandra Lawson -- Afterword / Naima J. Keith.
Summary:
Spanning over two centuries from around 1800 to the present day, Black American Portraits chronicles the ways in which Black Americans have used portraiture to envision themselves in their own eyes. Remembering Two Centuries of Black American Art, curated by David C. Driskell at LACMA 45 years ago, this book is a companion to the exhibition of the same name that reframes portraiture to center Black American subjects, sitters and spaces. This selection of approximately 140 works from LACMA?s permanent collection highlights emancipation, scenes from the Harlem Renaissance, portraits from the Civil Rights and Black Power eras, multiculturalism of the 1990s and the spirit of Black Lives Matter.0Countering a visual culture that often demonizes Blackness and fetishizes the spectacle of Black pain, these images center love, abundance, family, community and exuberance. Black American Portraits depicts Black figures in a range of mediums such as painting, drawing, prints, photography, sculpture, mixed media and time-based media. In addition to work by artists of African descent, Black American Portraits includes several works by artists of other backgrounds who have exemplified a thoughtfulness about, sensitivity toward and commitment to Black artists, communities, histories and subjects.00Exhibition: Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), LA, USA (07.11.2021-07.04.2022).
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.