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My soul has grown deep : Black art from the American South

My soul has grown deep : Black art from the American South

Book 2018

My Soul Has Grown Deep considers the art-historical significance of self-taught Black artists, many working under conditions of poverty and isolation, in the American South. It features paintings and drawings, mixed-media and sculptural works, and quilts, including pieces ranging from the pioneering paintings of Thornton Dial (1928-2016) to the renowned quilts made in Gee's Bend, Alabama. Nearly 60 remarkable works of art--originally collected by...

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African American art Southern States Exhibitions
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Art américain États-Unis (Sud) Expositions
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ISBN:
9781588396099
Description:
116 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm
Other Title:
Black art from the American South
Notes:
This catalogue is published in conjunction with "History Refused to Die: Highlights from the Souls Grown Deep Foundation Gift," on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from May 22 through September 23, 2018
Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-112) and index
Contents:
Introduction: troubling the waters / Cheryl Finley
Self-taught and modern / Randall R. Griffey
Quilt / art: deconstructing the Gee's Bend quilt phenomenon / Amelia Peck
The old country / Darryl Pinckney
LCCN:
2018003081
Control Number:
2751507
Other Authors:
Finley, Cheryl, author
Griffey, Randall R., author
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.), issuing body, host institution
Peck, Amelia, author
Pinckney, Darryl, 1953- author
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