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Collecting African American Art: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Contributor(s): Franklin, John Hope (Author), Wardlaw, Alivia J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 0300152914     ISBN-13: 9780300152913
Publisher: Museum Fine Arts Houston
OUR PRICE: $36.75  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: February 2009
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Annotation: This important book showcases institutional and private efforts to collect, document, and preserve African American art in American's fourth largest city, Houston, Texas. Eminent historian John Hope Franklin's essay reveals his passionate commitment to collect African American art, while curator Alvia J. Wardlaw discusses works by Robert S. Duncanson, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Horace Pippen, and Bill Traylor as well as pieces by contemporary artists Kojo Griffin and Mequitta Ahuja. Quilts, pottery, and a desk made by an African American slave for his daughter contribute to the overview.The book also focuses on the collections of the "black intelligentsia," African Americans who taught at black colleges like Fisk University, where Aaron Douglas founded the art department. A number of the artists represented were collected privately before they were able to exhibit in mainstream museums.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Art | American - African American
- Architecture | Individual Architects & Firms - General
- Art | Museum Studies
Dewey: 704.039
LCCN: 2008047499
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.9" W x 9.8" L (1.2 lbs) 146 pages
Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American
- Locality - Houston, Texas
- Geographic Orientation - Texas
- Topical - Black History
Features: Illustrated, Table of Contents
 
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