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Beyond Mammy, Jezebel and Sapphire : Reclaiming Images of Black Women by Jessica Hunter-Larsen (2018, Hardcover)

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PublisherJordan Schnitzer Family Foundation

ISBN-100692803173

ISBN-139780692803172

eBay Product ID (ePID)241001227

Product Key Features

Book TitleBeyond Mammy, Jezebel and Sapphire : Reclaiming Images of Black Women

Number of Pages79 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2018

TopicFeminism & Feminist Theory, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Group Shows, American / African American, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / Permanent Collections, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Subjects & Themes / General

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Social Science

AuthorJessica Hunter-Larsen

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight28 Oz

Item Length12.2 in

Item Width9.7 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-287886

Reviewsdeconstructs the limiting categorizations mainstream culture allows black women. The artists on view reveal the shoddy nature of the stereotypes in favor of challenging, poetic and thorough visualizations of black culture the myth, the archetype, the self-portrait and beyond.... underscores the fallacious nature of stereotyped images and the thunderous power of myth, archetype, detail, metaphor, self-portrait, collage, and, most importantly, black women artists, to overcome them., deconstructs the limiting categorizations mainstream culture allows black women. The artists on view reveal the shoddy nature of the stereotypes in favor of challenging, poetic and thorough visualizations of black culture the myth, the archetype, the self-portrait and beyond&. underscores the fallacious nature of stereotyped images and the thunderous power of myth, archetype, detail, metaphor, self-portrait, collage, and, most importantly, black women artists, to overcome them.

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal704.03/96073

SynopsisUnderscores the fallacious nature of stereotyped images and the thunderous power of myth, archetype, detail, metaphor, self-portrait, collage, and, most importantly, black women artists, to overcome them. Priscilla Frank, Huffington Post Engaging a wide range of experiences, techniques and materials, the nine artists featured in this volume challenge the images of black women that continue to pervade our culture and influence perceptions: stereotypes such as the suffering mama, the angry black woman and the temptress. Brought together in this publication, works by Romare Bearden, Mildred Howard, Wangechi Mutu, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, Robert Colescott, Ellen Gallagher, Alison Saar and Mickalene Thomas disrupt expectations and replace simplistic narratives with nuanced, sophisticated meditations on contemporary identity.|9780692803172|, Engaging a wide range of experiences, techniques and materials, the nine artists featured in this volume challenge the images of black women that continue to pervade our culture and influence perceptions: stereotypes such as the suffering mama, the angry black woman and the temptress. Brought together in this publication, works by Romare Bearden, Mildred Howard, Wangechi Mutu, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, Robert Colescott, Ellen Gallagher, Alison Saar and Mickalene Thomas disrupt expectations and replace simplistic narratives with nuanced, sophisticated meditations on contemporary identity., "Underscores the fallacious nature of stereotyped images and the thunderous power of myth, archetype, detail, metaphor, self-portrait, collage, and, most importantly, black women artists, to overcome them." -Priscilla Frank, Huffington Post Engaging a wide range of experiences, techniques and materials, the nine artists featured in this volume challenge the images of black women that continue to pervade our culture and influence perceptions: stereotypes such as the suffering mama, the angry black woman and the temptress. Brought together in this publication, works by Romare Bearden, Mildred Howard, Wangechi Mutu, Lorna Simpson, Kara Walker, Robert Colescott, Ellen Gallagher, Alison Saar and Mickalene Thomas disrupt expectations and replace simplistic narratives with nuanced, sophisticated meditations on contemporary identity.

LC Classification NumberN6538.N5J67 2016

Text byLewis, Heidi R.