{"product_id":"9780500204665-black-art-a-cultural-history","title":"Black Art: A Cultural History","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Richard J. Powell\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback, 150mm x 210mm, 760g, 360 pages\u003cbr\u003ePublished: Thames \u0026amp; Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2021\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe African diaspora - a direct result of the transatlantic slave trade and Western colonialism - has generated a wide array of artistic achievements, from blues and reggae, to the paintings of the pioneering African American artist Henry Ossawa Tanner and video creations of contemporary hip-hop artists. This book concentrates on how these works, often created during times of major social upheaval and transformation, use black culture both as a subject and as context. From musings on \"the souls of black folk\" in late nineteenth-century art, to questions of racial and cultural identities in performance, media, and computer-assisted arts in the twenty-first century, this book examines the philosophical and social forces that have shaped a black presence in modern and contemporary visual culture. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Now updated, this new edition helps us understand better how the first two decades of the twenty-first century have been a transformative moment in which previous assumptions about race, difference, and identity have been irrevocably altered, with art providing a useful lens through which to think about these compelling issues.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith 218 illustrations in colour\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard J. Powell is the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art and Art History at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, where he has taught since 1989. His publications include: \u003ci\u003eThe Blues Aesthetic: Black Culture and Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eCutting a Figure: Fashioning Black Portraiture\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoing There: Black Visual Satire\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eHomecoming: The Art and Life of William H. Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e. From 2007 until 2010, Powell was Editor-in-Chief of \u003ci\u003eThe Art Bulletin\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46083393388763,"sku":"9780500204665","price":17.5,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/4bad9a78371743bb96a1eb2523ec7560.png?v=1727658530","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780500204665-black-art-a-cultural-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}