Celebrating Women's History Month: Black Women & The Visual ArtsLike this list

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• Vénus Noire

  Black Women and Colonial Fantasies in Nineteenth-century France

  Mitchell, Robin, 1962-

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  Vénus Noire explores the ramifications of this defeat in examining visual and literary representations of three black women who achieved fame in the years that followed. Sarah Baartmann, popularly known as the Hottentot Venus, represented…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Africa Through the Eyes of Women Artists

  LaDuke, Betty

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  Portraits of twelve artists from Africa and the Diaspora.

• Lorna Simpson Collages

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  This book showcases the exquisite collage work of internationally acclaimed artist Lorna Simpson. Combining vintage advertising images of black women and men with colorful ink washes, striking geological formations, and dreamy skyscapes,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Color of Stone

  Sculpting the Black Female Subject in Nineteenth-century America

  Nelson, Charmaine

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  In The Color of Stone, Charmaine A. Nelson brilliantly analyzes a key, but often neglected, aspect of neoclassical sculpture--color. Considering three major works--Hiram Powers's Greek Slave, William Wetmore Story's Cleopatra, and Edmonia…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Repeating Body

  Slavery's Visual Resonance in the Contemporary

  Brown, Kimberly Juanita, 1972- ,

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  Haunted by representations of black women that resist the reality of the body's vulnerability, Kimberly Juanita Brown traces slavery's afterlife in black women's literary and visual cultural productions.

• Augusta Savage

  Renaissance Woman

  Hayes, Jeffreen M,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Howardena Pindell

  What Remains to Be Seen

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  This retrospective volume celebrates five decades of Howardena Pindell's art, including works on paper, collage, photography, film, and video.

• Elizabeth Catlett

  An American Artist in Mexico

  Herzog, Melanie

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  Elizabeth Catlett , born in Washington, DC, in 1915, is widely acknowledged as a major presence in African American art, and her work is celebrated as a visually eloquent expression of African American identity and pride in cultural…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Amazigh Arts in Morocco

  Women Shaping Berber Identity

  Becker, Cynthia J., 1965-

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  By framing Amazigh arts with historical and cultural context, Cynthia Becker allows the reader to see the full measure of these fascinating artworks.

• Creating Their Own Image

  the History of African-American Women Artists

  Farrington, Lisa E.

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  Creating Their Own Image marks the first comprehensive history of African-American women artists, from slavery to the present day.

• Between Union and Liberation

  Women Artists in South Africa 1910-1994

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• Elizabeth Catlett

  Sculpting the Truth

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• Beautiful Shades of Brown

  the Art of Laura Wheeler Waring

  Churnin, Nancy,

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  Growing up in the late 19th century, Laura Wheeler Waring didn't see any artists who looked like her. She didn't see any paintings of people who looked like her, either. As a young woman studying art in Paris, she found inspiration in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Gathering

  Art, Ecology, Ungiven Life

  Cervenak, Sarah Jane, 1975-

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  In Black Gathering Sarah Jane Cervenak engages with Black artists and writers who create alternative spaces for Black people to gather free from interruption or regulation. Drawing together Black feminist theory, critical theories of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Joyce J. Scott

  Harriet Tubman and Other Truths

  Sims, Lowery Stokes,

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  "The most comprehensive publication available to date on the work of Baltimore-based, African American artist Joyce J. Scott (born 1948), this beautiful monograph features more than 60 works from the last 45 years, including 12 new pieces…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Betye Saar

  Still Tickin'

  Saar, Betye

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  Betye Saar (born 1926) is a legend. For 60 years, she has created powerful artworks that question traditional roles and representations of African Americans and women in the US, as well as deeply personal works about her family history and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Marking the Infinite

  Contemporary Women Artists From Aboriginal Australia : From the Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection : Nonggirrnga Marawili, Wintjiya Napaltjarri, Yukultji Napangati, Angelina Pwerle, Carlene West, Regina Pilawuk Wilson, Lena Yarinkura, Gulumbu Yunupingu, Nyapanyapa Yunupingu

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  A lively, in-depth look at nine women on the vanguard of Aboriginal Australian art. This book explores women artists who are at the forefront of the Aboriginal arts movement in Australia. Comprised of a series of illustrated essays, this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Women Artists of the Harlem Renaissance

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  Including seventy-two black and white illustrations, this book chronicles the challenges of women artists, who are in some cases unknown to the general public, and places their achievements in the artistic and cultural context of early…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art of History

  African American Women Artists Engage the Past

  Collins, Lisa Gail

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  " The Art of History 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.

• Gathered Visions

  Selected Works by African American Women Artists

  Hall, Robert L., 1950-

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  Foreword by Steven C. Newsome. This book brings together works by fifteen women artists, all active in the District of Columbia area, whose variety of styles and forms express individual visions, often within the context of African…Read moreRead more of this annotation