Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals at Talladega College - Hardcover

Heydt, Stephanie Mayer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1932543465 ISBN 13: 9781932543469

Publisher: High Museum of Art, 2012

Synopsis

In 1938 Hale Woodruff (1900-1980) accepted a commission to paint a series of murals for Talladega College, one of the nation's first colleges established for blacks after the Civil War. Installed in the institution's newly constructed library, the six murals portray noteworthy events in the rise of blacks in America from slavery to freedom. Today they stand out as provocative and relevant symbols of the centuries-long struggle for civil and human rights.

Essays consider the development of the murals, their presence and significance at Talladega College, and Woodruff's impact on American mural painting in the years surrounding the Talladega project. An illustrated essay details all phases of the murals' conservation. Illustrated works span Woodruff's career and include oil studies; support materials such as prints, drawings, and photographs; and mural cycles he made in Mexico while studying with Diego Rivera.

About this title

About the Author:

Stephanie Mayer Heydt is the Margaret and Terry Stent Curator of American Art at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta. Other contributors include Renee Ater, David C. Driskell, Larry Shutts, and Juliette Smith.

About this edition

• Publisher: High Museum of Art
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1932543465
• ISBN 13: 9781932543469
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 156