Beauty Born of Struggle

The Art of Black Washington

Jeffrey C. Stewart

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Yale University Press
15 June 2023

Series: Studies in the History of Art Series

A collection of illustrated essays highlights the works of influential Black artists from Washington, DC, from the 1920s to the present

In a twentieth century during which modern art largely abandoned beauty as its imperative, a group of Black artists from Washington, DC, made beauty the center of their art making. This book highlights these influential artists, including David C. Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Lois Mailou Jones, and Alma Thomas, in the context of what Jeffrey C. Stewart describes as the Washington Black Renaissance. Vibrant histories of key District institutions and the city’s communities of educators, critics, and collectors animate a nuanced consideration of the evolution of an aesthetic dialectic from the 1920s up to the present day. The 15 essays in the volume are grounded by voices from a live artist panel at the National Gallery of Art in 2017, which included Lilian Thomas Burwell, Floyd Coleman, David C. Driskell, Sam Gilliam, Keith Morrison, Martin Puryear, Sylvia Snowden, and Lou Stovall.

Edited by: Jeffrey C. Stewart
Imprint: Yale University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 83
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 229mm,
ISBN: 9780300267105
ISBN 10: 030026710X
Series: Studies in the History of Art Series
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 15 June 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeffrey C. Stewart is professor of Black Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a winner of a Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.

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Beauty Born of Struggle

The Art of Black Washington

Jeffrey C. Stewart

$113.95

Hardback

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