African American Art Book - Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980

Description: Black Folk Art in America, 1930-1980Jane Livingston Publisher: University Press of Mississippi, 1982 Language: English Softcover; 186 pages ISBN-10: 0878051589 ISBN-13: 978-0878051588 Weight: 2 lb Size: 9” x 0.5” x 11” Condition: A pre-owned item in good condition and includes all the pages. Some general signs of wear around edges of front and back covers and spine. Pages are intact with no markings. Rare catalogue of exhibition at Corcoran Gallery of Art Washington DC January 15- March 28.1992. The exhibition featured over 325 works by twenty Black folk artists. The trailblazing exhibition explored the achievement of 20th century Black folk art as seen in paintings, wood carvings, ceramics and utilitarian objects. The majority of the artists represented began making art as older adults, and almost all of them attribute their motivation to personal revelations. They take their inspiration not only from memory, nature, and everyday events but also from dreams, visions, and religious prophets to renowned politicians, fantastic creatures to farm animals, and faraway lands to hometown scenes. Most of these talented artists were not formally trained, and the works demonstrate a break from traditional and formalized art. “Black Folk Art in America” displays a wide variety of art forms. There are imaginary landscapes by Joseph Yoakum, painted tin sculptures and whirligigs by David Butler, a miniature navy created by Walter Flax, and narrative Biblical paintings by Sister Gertrude Morgan. The show examines the significance of Black creative ability within the context of folk art.

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