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ISBN: 9781588396099 Year: 2018 Publisher: New York : New Haven : The Metropolitan Museum of Art ; distributed by Yale University Press,
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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 the Souls Grown Deep Foundation--are illustrated alongside insightful texts that situate them in the context of rural Southern life, simultaneously revealing their connections to mainstream contemporary art while considering them on their own terms. Art historians Cheryl Finley, Randall R. Griffey, and Amelia Peck illuminate the artists' novel use of found or salvaged materials and the striking graphic aesthetic of the quilts, while a thoughtful essay by novelist Darryl Pinckney provides the historical and political context of the American South, during and after the Civil Rights era, in which this art is grounded. Each of the works, described and outstandingly illustrated, tells a remarkable story of artists who faced enormous difficulties, and whose creativity and determination produced extraordinary and unique forms of artistic expression.
African American art --- Art, Modern --- Souls Grown Deep Foundation --- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) --- Art collections
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ISBN: 9781588397256 1588397254 Year: 2021 Publisher: New York, N.Y. The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Alice Neel's (1900-1984) uncompromising artistic vision and deep engagement with humanity in both art and politics have earned her legions of admirers. This beautifully designed and illustrated book surveys the artist's nearly 70-year career, focusing on her long residency in New York, a place that provided her with lifelong inspiration. In addition to her compelling portraits of individuals of all ages, both famous and unknown, 'Alice Neel: People Come First' also considers her remarkable nudes, still lifes, cityscapes, and erotic pastels and watercolors--all considered through the lens of radical humanism that informed so much of the artist's work. Leading scholars delve into various aspects of Neel's practice, revealing that humanism was both a political and philosophical ideal for the artist. The authors address Neel's paintings of LGBTQ subjects; her unique aesthetic language, which merged elements of abstraction and figuration; and her commitment to progressive politics, civil rights, feminism, and racial diversity. The book's essays also explore Neel's highly personal preoccupations with death, illness, and motherhood while reasserting her place in the broader cultural history of the 20th century.
Painting --- portraits --- portretschilderkunst --- Neel, Alice --- Figurative painting, American --- ART / General. --- Painting, American. --- Portrait painting, American. --- Neel, Alice, --- 1900-1999 --- Portrait painting, American --- Painting, American --- Portrait painters --- Women artists --- Artists, Women --- Women as artists --- Artists --- Portraitists --- Painters --- American portrait painting --- Themes, motives --- Catalogues d'exposition
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