Blk art : the audacious legacy of Black artists and models in Western art

Summary: "Quietly held within museum and private collections around the world are hundreds of faces of Black men and women, many of their stories unknown. From paintings of majestic kings to a portrait of a young girl named Isabella in Amsterdam, these models lived diverse lives while helping shape the art world along the way. Then, after hundreds of years of Black faces cast as only the subject of the white gaze, a small group of trailblazing Black American painters and sculptors reached national and international fame, setting the stage for the flourishing of Black art in the 1920s and beyond. Captivating and informative, BLK ART is an essential work that elevates a globally dismissed legacy to its proper place in the mainstream art canon."--

Record details

ISBN: 0063272415
ISBN: 9780063272415
Physical Description: 222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 27 cm
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Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2023.
Copyright: ©2023

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-215) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction -- Part 1. The Models : Looking Behind The Dystopian Curtain -- Holier Than Thou-est -- Case Study: It's All Greek To Me -- Scandal! Murder! Intrigue! Bridgerton! Oh My! -- Case Study: Black England -- Where Art Thou Waldo? -- Amsterdam? Amsterdam -- Case Study: What Goes Around Keeps Going -- Ne Touche Pas À Mes Cheveux (Don't Touch My Hair) -- Case Study: Seriously, Don't Touch It -- Turbans, Orientalism, And Pumpkin-Spiced Lattes -- Faces -- Part 2. -- The Artists : Before The Harlem Renaissance -- Robert Seldon Duncanson (c. 1821-1872) : The House Painter Turned Master Artist -- Edward Mitchell Bannister (1828-1901) : The Art Prodigy Turned National Award Winner -- Edmonia Lewis (c. 1844-1907) : The Self-Taught Sculptor Turned Celebrity -- Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937) : The Young Dreamer Turned BLK ART Icon -- But Wait, There's More? -- A Final Note.