300 years of black art.This book, published in conjunction with the Smithsonian American Art Museum The Smithsonian American Art Museum is a museum in Washington, D.C. with an extensive collection of American art. Part of the Smithsonian Institution, the museum has a broad variety of American art that covers all regions and art movements found in the United States. to accompany the much-heralded traveling exhibition "African American Masters," gives a broad retrospective of 300 years of black art with detailed biographical sketches of the artists. Though recommended for children, it is equally informative and visually satisfying for adults. The stories of individual artists are richly illustrated with samples of their work, from the Adinkra weavings of the Asante people of Ghana to the paintings of Jacob Lawrence and the photographs of Roy Decarava. The author, who has written more than 15 books for children and adults, tells their stories in lyrical prose. "African American Masters" is one of five exhibitions featuring the museum's collections that are touring the nation through 2005. This tour began in New York in April 2003. In 2004-2005, it is scheduled to make these steps: Jan. 8-March 7, 2004, Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio); April 3-June 7, 2004. Currier Museum of Art Coordinates: The Currier Museum of Art is an internationally renowned art museum in Manchester, New Hampshire, USA, featuring European and American paintings, decorative arts, photographs and sculpture. (Manchester, New Hampshire); July 2-Sept 5, 2004, The Delaware Art Museum (Wilmington, Delaware): Oct. 3-Nov. 28, 2004, Long Beach Museum of Art The Long Beach Museum of Art is a museum located on Ocean Blvd. in the Bluff Park neighborhood of Long Beach, California. The museum occupies the historic 1912 Elizabeth Milbank Anderson house and carriage house (designed by Charles Alonzo Rich[1]) and a new two-story (Long Beach, California): Jan. 8-Feb. 28, 2005, Utah Museum of Fine Arts The Utah Museum of Fine Arts is located on the University of Utah's campus close to Rice-Eccles Stadium. Works of art are displayed on a rotating basis. External links
Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake, or its initials, S.L.C. ); March 24-May 13, 2005, Spelman College Museum of Fine Arts Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, chartered and incorporated (1870) after a decision by the Boston Athenaeum, Harvard, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to pool their collections of art objects and house them in adequate public galleries. (Atlanta Georgia). Wake Up Our Souls: A Celebration of African American Artists by Tonya Bolden, Harry N. Abrams, February 2004 $24.95, ISBN 0-810-94527-4 |
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