Marilyn Nance (20 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. bumped/creased, some shelfwear/edgewear, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - still NICE! Oversized.

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Paperback. First edition. Near Fine paperback with light shelf wear, otherwise fine. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Since 1973 Light Work and the Light Work Gallery have sponsored and presented important new work by both up-and-coming and established artists. This special edition of their periodical, Contact Sheet, includes photos by past participants in the work shop such as Cindy Sherman, Linda Connor, Clarence John Laughlin, Jim Pomeroy, Andres Serrano, Lou Stoumen, Bill Burke, Lucinda Devlin, Charles Gatewood, Ed Grazda, Michael Martone, John Pfahl, Fazal Sheikh, and others. Essays by Jeffrey Hoone, Gary Nickard, Deborah Willis, and Gary Hesse; an interview with Marilyn Nance by Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman; and a Light Work Chronology 1973-1998. 96 pages; color and duo-toned b&w photos throughout; 9.75 x 10.75 inches.…

First Edition. First edition. Softcover. 64 pages. Features an introductory essay by Featherstone Includes 5 portfolios of black and white photographs and 2 in color from these photographers: Shelby Lee Adams, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Doug Dubois, Roland Freeman, Birney Imes, Stephen Marc and Marilyn Nancen. A fine copy in wrappers.…

Paperback. 64p., 9x11 inches, biographical sketches, illustrated with b&w and color plates from photos, very good in original wraps. Untitled 48. Several of the photographers document urban and rural African American communities.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket as issued. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Soft cover. Printed stiff wrappers; no dust jacket as issued. Edited and with a preface by David Featherstone. Photographs by Shelby Lee Adams, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Doug Dubois, Roland L. Freeman, Birney Imes, Stephen Marc and Marilyn Nance. Includes brief biographies of the artists. 64 pp., with 35 black-and-white plates and 14 four-color plates. 11 x 9 inches. Fine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine Condition. First Edition. Fine copy Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Photography; ISBN: 0994700997. ISBN/EAN: 9780994700995. Inventory No: 048832.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A focused study on a singular African American photographer, through an archival encounter with her documentation of the landmark FESTAC77 festivalFrom January 15 to February 12, 1977, more than 15,000 artists, intellectuals and performers from 55 nations worldwide gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, also known as FESTAC77. Taking place in the heyday of Nigerias oil wealth and following the African continents potent decade of decolonization, FESTAC77 was the peak of Pan-Africanist expression. Among the musicians, writers, artists and cultural leaders in attendance were Ellsworth Ausby, Milford Graves, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Samella Lewis, Audre Lorde, Winnie Owens, Miriam Makeba, Valerie Maynard, Queen Mother Moore and Sun Ra.While serving as the photographer for the US contingent of the North American delegation, Brooklyn-based photographer Marilyn Nance made more than 1,500 images throughout the course of the festivalone of the most comprehensive photographic accounts of FESTAC77. Drawing from Nances extensive archive, most of which has never before been published, Last Day in Lagos chronicles the exuberant intensity and sociopolitical significance of this extraordinary event.Over the course of five decades, Marilyn Nance (born 1953) has produced images of unique moments in the cultural history of the US and the African Diaspora. Nance is a two-time finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Award in Humanistic Photography. Her work is in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Library of Congress, and has been published in The World History of Photography, History of Women in Photography and The Black Photographers Annual. She lives in New York. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condition: New. A focused study on a singular African American photographer, through an archival encounter with her documentation of the landmark FESTAC'77 festivalFrom January 15 to February 12, 1977, more than 15,000 artists, intellectuals and performers from 55 nations worldwide gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, also known as FESTAC'77. Taking place in the heyday of Nigeria's oil wealth and following the African continent's potent decade of decolonization, FESTAC'77 was the peak of Pan-Africanist expression. Among the musicians, writers, artists and cultural leaders in attendance were Ellsworth Ausby, Milford Graves, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Samella Lewis, Audre Lorde, Winnie Owens, Miriam Makeba, Valerie Maynard, Queen Mother Moore and Sun Ra.While serving as the photographer for the US contingent of the North American delegation, Brooklyn-based photographer Marilyn Nance made more than 1,500 images throughout the course of the festival-one of the most comprehensive photographic accounts of FESTAC'77. Drawing from Nance's extensive archive, most of which has never before been published, Last Day in Lagos chronicles the exuberant intensity and sociopolitical significance of this extraordinary event.Over the course of five decades, Marilyn Nance (born 1953) has produced images of unique moments in the cultural history of the US and the African Diaspora. Nance is a two-time finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Award in Humanistic Photography. Her work is in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Library of Congress, and has been published in The World History of Photography, History of Women in Photography and The Black Photographers Annual. She lives in New York.…

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Postcard. Measuring 8¼" x 9. Light wear, near fine. Mailer from The Studio Museum of Harlem promoting the exhibition, "America: Another Perspective," featuring works by Dennis Callwood, Joan Eda, Earlie Hudnall, Jr, Mickey Mathis, Marilyn Nance, Skip Norman, Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe, John Pinderhughes, Lorna Simpson, Clarissa Sligh, Jeffery Smith, Carrie M. Weems and Daniel Williams. The exhibit ran from March 11, to April 4th, 1986.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 280 pages. 7.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Special order direct from the distributor.

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Quarto. 84pp. Illustrated from photographs. Printed wrappers. Slightly bumped at tip of one corner, else a fine copy. Nice catalogue for a joint exhibition of seven photographers, including Roland L. Freeman, Marilyn Nance, Shelby Lee Adams, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Doug Dubois, Birney Imes, and Stephen Marc. Nance, also known as Soulsista, is a photographer, storyteller, new-media artist and educator. She has won numerous awards for photography of African spiritual culture in America. Her work has been exhibited at New York's Museum of Modern Art and is in the permanent collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Library of Congress, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Brooklyn Museum, and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Her work has also been featured in publications including *Life,* *The New York Times,* *Essence,* *The Village Voice,* and more.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 280 pages. 7.75x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A focused study on a singular African American photographer, through an archival encounter with her documentation of the landmark FESTAC'77 festivalFrom January 15 to February 12, 1977, more than 15,000 artists, intellectuals and performers from 55 nations worldwide gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, also known as FESTAC'77. Taking place in the heyday of Nigeria's oil wealth and following the African continent's potent decade of decolonization, FESTAC'77 was the peak of Pan-Africanist expression. Among the musicians, writers, artists and cultural leaders in attendance were Ellsworth Ausby, Milford Graves, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Samella Lewis, Audre Lorde, Winnie Owens, Miriam Makeba, Valerie Maynard, Queen Mother Moore and Sun Ra.While serving as the photographer for the US contingent of the North American delegation, Brooklyn-based photographer Marilyn Nance made more than 1,500 images throughout the course of the festival-one of the most comprehensive photographic accounts of FESTAC'77. Drawing from Nance's extensive archive, most of which has never before been published, Last Day in Lagos chronicles the exuberant intensity and sociopolitical significance of this extraordinary event.Over the course of five decades, Marilyn Nance (born 1953) has produced images of unique moments in the cultural history of the US and the African Diaspora. Nance is a two-time finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Award in Humanistic Photography. Her work is in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Library of Congress, and has been published in The World History of Photography, History of Women in Photography and The Black Photographers Annual. She lives in New York.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A focused study on a singular African American photographer, through an archival encounter with her documentation of the landmark FESTAC77 festivalFrom January 15 to February 12, 1977, more than 15,000 artists, intellectuals and performers from 55 nations worldwide gathered in Lagos, Nigeria, for the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture, also known as FESTAC77. Taking place in the heyday of Nigerias oil wealth and following the African continents potent decade of decolonization, FESTAC77 was the peak of Pan-Africanist expression. Among the musicians, writers, artists and cultural leaders in attendance were Ellsworth Ausby, Milford Graves, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Samella Lewis, Audre Lorde, Winnie Owens, Miriam Makeba, Valerie Maynard, Queen Mother Moore and Sun Ra.While serving as the photographer for the US contingent of the North American delegation, Brooklyn-based photographer Marilyn Nance made more than 1,500 images throughout the course of the festivalone of the most comprehensive photographic accounts of FESTAC77. Drawing from Nances extensive archive, most of which has never before been published, Last Day in Lagos chronicles the exuberant intensity and sociopolitical significance of this extraordinary event.Over the course of five decades, Marilyn Nance (born 1953) has produced images of unique moments in the cultural history of the US and the African Diaspora. Nance is a two-time finalist for the W. Eugene Smith Award in Humanistic Photography. Her work is in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Library of Congress, and has been published in The World History of Photography, History of Women in Photography and The Black Photographers Annual. She lives in New York. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. SIGNED. First edition. Near Fine black clothbound hardcover with crisp silver lettering to the front and spine in a Very Good dust jacket with wear at the edges and extremities and light rubbing. All dust jackets are protected by a clear mylar cover. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. Essays by Jeffrey Hoone, Gary Nickard, Deborah Willis, and Gary Hesse; an interview of Marilyn Nance by Carole Kismaric and Marvin Heiferman; and a Light Work Chronology 1973-1998. Numbered 248 from an edition of 500 and SIGNED by four members of Light Work Visual Studies on the ffep: Jeffrey Hoone, Gary Hesse, Mary Lee Hodgends, and John Freyer, plus two other signatures which are believed to be those of the founders of Light Work, Phil Block and Tom Bryan. 96 pages; color and duo-toned b&w photos throughout; 9.75 x 10.75 inches. Since 1973 Light Work and the Light Work Gallery have sponsored and presented important new work by both up-and-coming and established artists. This special edition of their periodical, Contact Sheet, includes photos by past participants in the work shop such as Cindy Sherman, Linda Connor, Clarence John Laughlin, Jim Pomeroy, Andres Serrano, Lou Stoumen, Bill Burke, Lucinda Devlin, Charles Gatewood, Ed Grazda, Michael Martone, John Pfahl, Fazal Sheikh, and others. …

Soft cover. Condition: New. Brand new factory sealed copy of this incredible portrait of the legendary Festac festival in Nigeria, the 2nd World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture. 350 pages with many vivid reproductions of posters, ephemera, and photographs from the event, as well as original and secondary texts provide context and overview. Sealed in shrink, no discernible wear underneath except one corner where the shrink is exposed and the corner is lightly worn.…

Condition: New.