Frontis. Essay by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Contributions by Janet Levine, Francis Martin, Jr., and Claudia Vess. Edited by Christopher C. French. l. Introduction: "Race and Representation" by Guy C. McElroy. Profusely illustrated. Bibliography. Index. 140pp. Light tan cloth boards with bright gilt title on spine. Pictorial Dust Jacket.

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Title

FACING HISTORY: THE BLACK IMAGE IN AMERICAN ART 1710-1940

Publisher

Bedford Arts, Publishers in association with The Corcoran Gallery of Art, San Francisco, CA

Publication Date

1990

Language

English

ISBN 10

0938491393

ISBN 13

9780938491392

Binding

Cloth

Edition

2nd Edition

Condition

Fine as New

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine as New

Book Type

Hardcover

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Traces realistic and racist images

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Originally published to accompany an exhibition at the Corcoran, this volume examines the work of more than 70 artists, including Winslow Homer, John Singer Sargent and Ben Shahn, showing how their representations reflect changing attitudes about and images of blacks, and examines the efforts of African-American artists to counter old stereotypes. Illustrated.

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