This book will explore several critical connections between Black African objects and white Western aesthetics and artwork in the United States from the late 18

Includes African American artist profiles, offers an examination of the social and cultural context of every type of art form from painting to performance art,

Duncanson persevered. With no professional training, he taught himself to paint by copying prints and portraits and sketching from nature. He began his career a

This groundbreaking study explores the visual representations of Black culture across the globe throughout the twentieth century and into the twenty-first. The

Presents a collection of art that showcases visual tropes of masters with their adoring slaves and Africans as victims and individuals.