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Author: Halima Taha
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 302
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents African American artists, identifies dealers, and offers practical advice on insurance, framing, and tax and estate planning.
Author: John Hope Franklin
Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts (Houston)
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 156
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Celebrating an important aspect of cultural history, this book showcases the institutional and private efforts to collect, document, and preserve African American art in Houston during the 20th and 21st centuries"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Patrick Diamond
Publisher:
Published: 2020-02
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781732048270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Khalil B. Kinsey ($e writer of added commentary)
Publisher:
Published: 2011
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780982622537
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Grant Hill
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780822333180
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGrant Hill and experts celebrate and examine the creative expression of African American art and artists.
Author: Terry Gips
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 198
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of the most exciting and eclectic celebrations of African American art ever published, Narratives of African American Art and Identity showcases one hundred paintings, etchings, sculptures, and photographs from the collection of David C. Driskell. A true Renaissance man, Driskell himself is an esteemed artist, educator, curator, and philanthropist. His fifty-year career has been committed to promoting African American art. Included are works by John Biggers, Sam Gilliam, Lois Mailou Jones, Keith Morrison, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Alma Thomas, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Augusta Savage, and James VanDerZee -- to name just a few. Each artwork is accompanied by information about the artist and the particular work. This book is the catalog for the exhibition of the same title, which travelled to various American museums through February 2001.
Author: Todd D. Smith
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 122
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Andrea Barnwell Brownlee
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 178
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The Walter O. Evans Collection of African American Art features a broad selection of outstanding works from this important private collection. Eighty color plates illustrate the aesthetic legacy created by African American artists over more than one hundred fifty years." "The introduction and scholarly essays will interest students and general readers as well as specialists and museum professionals. Four notable scholars examine the visual, social, and political contexts that influenced the artists. Dr. Evans contributes a personal statement about the joy he finds in collecting - and his desire to advance knowledge of and appreciation for the rich heritage created by American artists of African descent. The Evans Collection reveals the diversity and aesthetic genius of historical predecessors, and reaffirms the vital contributions that African Americans continue to make to the nation's culture."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author: Halima Taha
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 2005-01-01
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780966035285
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArt enthusiasts and lovers of American art have long considered collecting art a hobby reserved solely for the wealthy. "Collecting African American Art" effectively dispels this misconception. In these newly revised and updated pages, lavishly illustrated with almost two hundred works by a wide range of artists, readers will find practical guidelines for becoming an informed collector, including specific criteria for working with dealers. By providing succinct advice on framing, insurance, and tax and estate planning, as well as pointers on how to care for one's own collection, author Halima Taha makes collecting an enjoyable--and affordable--pastime for everyone. Combining a rich and diverse blend of aesthetic traditions from Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States, African American art has emerged as the most actively collected art in the marketplace. This guide presents both new and established artists and identifies dealers throughout the nation specializing in the field. Insightful and accessible, it is the first book to define the role of the collector of African American art. The result is a unique and essential guide to developing a meaningful and rewarding collection.
Author: Charles Moore
Publisher:
Published: 2020-10
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781735170800
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArt collecting can be time-consuming, complicated and confusingfor the beginner . . . but it doesn't have to be.In this clear and easy-to-follow guide, you'll gain the necessary knowledge and skills to begin building your own art collection. The purest form of hope, dreams, and sentiments, a single art image can reveal long-held secrets, spark the imagination, offer a sense of belonging.Art conveys the words the artist often might not have been able to speak out loud. In The Black Market: A Guide to Art Collecting, long-time art collector and art historian Charles Moore introduces novice collectors and would-be collectors to the art world, its deep roots, its connections to our past, and its hope for our future. If you ever wanted to become a collector, sought to learn more about African American art, or want to deepen your art knowledge, The Black Market is an immersive and essential tool for developing a meaningful and awe-inspiring collection.
