Facing History The Black Image in American Art 1710-1940 Tapa blanda - 1991

San Francisco, CA and Washington, D.C.: Bedford Arts; Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1990. 140 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 13 to March 25 and the Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY, April 20 to June 25, 1990. With an essay by Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and contributions by Janet Levine, Francis Martin, Jr., and Claudia Vess; edited by Christopher C. French. Withdrawn from library collection, with usual markings, otherwise very good. No writing in text. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Four years in the making, Facing History was organized by Guy C. McElroy, Jr., for The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The exhibition documents the ways in which artists have created a complicated and often ambivalent visual record of African Americans that has reinforced, and sometimes opposed, a variety of stereotypes of black identity. It also… Leer más

Chronicle Books, 1991-11-01. Paperback. Good.

New York: Bedford Arts. Very Good. 1990. Softcover. 0938491385 . Very light soiling on top edges. Minor impression to endpaper from paper clip. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 140 pages .

Washington DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1990. Paperback. Very good. Paperback. 137pp+ index. very good in publisher's French fold wraps.

Chronicle Books LLC. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Chronicle Books LLC. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Chronicle Books LLC. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

San Francisco: Bedford Arts, Publishers in Association with The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1990 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. Folio. Dust Jacket Condition: l, 140 pp, lenders to the exhibition, director's foreword, acknowledgments, Introduction: Race and Representation by Guy C. McElroy; The Face and Voice of Blackness by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; Checklist to Illustrations; Note to the Reader; Facing History: Entries (The Color Plates); selected bibliography, index, photography credits with numerous b&w illustrations in text. "The complex relationship between race and representation in American Art created between 1710 and 1940 can be thought of as an attempt by American society to fabricate a set of images of the African-American that objectified her or his status. The majority of images included in this book represents blacks as, first, slaves, and , second, cipers whose semblance to actual historical persons cannot by recognized. Public policy decisions affecting Aftican-Americans… Leer más

(San Francisco, California): Bedford Arts, Publishers in association with The Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1990. Softcover. Near Fine. First simultaneous paperback edition. Quarto wrappers. l, 140pp. Essay by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and contributions by Janet Levine, Francis Martin, Jr., and Claudia Vess. Edited by Christopher C. French. spine and edges lightly sunned, near fine. Exhibition catalogue for January 13 through March 25, 1990 and April 20 through June 25, 1990.

Bedford Arts Publishers, 1990. near fine/verey good. Quarto. 12" x 10". With 116 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by 80 artists. A very nice copy in dust jacket. Slight edge creasing to dust jacket.