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PublisherUniversity of North Carolina Press

ISBN-100807848999

ISBN-139780807848999

eBay Product ID (ePID)1744023

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Book TitleClarence Major and His Art : Portraits of an African American Postmodernist

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2001

TopicAmerican / African American, History / Contemporary (1945-), Techniques / Painting, History & Surveys / Modern, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

IllustratorYes

GenreLiterary Criticism, Art, Philosophy, Social Science

AuthorBernard W. Bell

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight14 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN00-041775

Dewey Edition21

ReviewsBernard Bell's expansive anthology of writings by and about this protean figure in American arts is itself a major venture. It is an excellent collection of instigating essays that present valuable debates among themselves, debates about the changing nature of contemporary African-American writing and disputatious views on the subject of the postmodern. (Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Loyola Marymount University), Employing his formidable critical skills, Bernard W. Bell investigates the work of one of the century's most complex artists. -- Ishmael Reed, University of California, Berkeley, In 1958, the first issue of Coercion Review appeared, bearing the subtitle 'A Clarence Major Venture.' Bernard Bell's expansive anthology of writings by and about this protean figure in American arts is itself a major venture. It is an excellent collection of instigating essays that present valuable debates among themselves, debates about the changing nature of contemporary African-American writing and disputatious views on the subject of the postmodern. With the inclusion of a selection of Major's poetry, prose, and paintings (many of which are not available in other books), this collection will prove of real interest to the widest range of readers and scholars. -- Aldon Lynn Nielsen, Loyola Marymount University, Employing his formidable critical skills, Bernard W. Bell investigates the work of one of the century's most complex artists. (Ishmael Reed, University of California, Berkeley)

Dewey Decimal700/.92

SynopsisClarence Major is one of the most challenging, prolific, yet underappreciated contemporary African American artists. This collection combines poetry, prose, and art by Major with critical essays by leading scholars that showcase Major's aesthetic movement across literary, cultural, and political boundaries and illuminate the complex relationship between the artist's writing and painting., Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer, and painter, Clarence Major is one of the most challenging, prolific, yet underappreciated contemporary African American artists. This collection combines poetry, prose, and art by Major with critical essays by leading scholars that showcase Major's aesthetic movement across literary, cultural, and political boundaries and illuminate the complex relationship between the artist's writing and painting.Although Major's artistic vision is grounded in the historical experiences of black and Native American peoples, he boldly experiments with crossing boundaries of all types. His use of different narrative voices is evidence of what editor Bernard Bell calls Major's "double consciousness" as an African American artist. This collection highlights the breadth of Major's work, his transformation into a postmodern artist, and the hybrid voices of his literary and visual productions. By presenting Major's poetry, novels, and paintings alongside critical interpretations of these works, this book makes possible a long-overdue examination of a multitalented artist., Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer, and painter, Clarence Major is one of the most challenging, prolific, yet underappreciated contemporary African American artists. This collection combines poetry, prose, and art by Major with critical essays by leading scholars that showcase Major's aesthetic movement across literary, cultural, and political boundaries and illuminate the complex relationship between the artist's writing and painting.Although Major's artistic vision is grounded in the historical experiences of black and Native American peoples, he boldly experiments with crossing boundaries of all types. His use of different narrative voices is evidence of what editor Bernard Bell calls Major's "double consciousness" as an African American artist.This collection highlights the breadth of Major's work, his transformation into a postmodern artist, and the hybrid voices of his literary and visual productions. By presenting Major's poetry, novels, and paintings alongside critical interpretations of these works, this book makes possible a long-overdue examination of a multitalented artist., Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer, and painter, Clarence Major is one of the most challenging, prolific, yet underappreciated contemporary African American artists. This collection combines poetry, prose, and art by Major with critical essays by leading scholars that showcase Major's aesthetic movement across literary, cultural, and political boundaries and illuminate the complex relationship between the artist's writing and painting. Although Major's artistic vision is grounded in the historical experiences of black and Native American peoples, he boldly experiments with crossing boundaries of all types. His use of different narrative voices is evidence of what editor Bernard Bell calls Major's double consciousness as an African American artist. This collection highlights the breadth of Major's work, his transformation into a postmodern artist, and the hybrid voices of his literary and visual productions. By presenting Major's poetry, novels, and paintings alongside critical interpretations of these works, this book makes possible a long-overdue examination of a multitalented artist.

LC Classification Number00-041775 [N]