| The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume I: From the Pharaohs to the Fall of the Roman Empire Contributor(s): Bindman, David (Editor), Gates, Henry Louis (Editor), Dalton, Karen C. C. |
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ISBN: 0674052714 ISBN-13: 9780674052710 Publisher: Belknap Press OUR PRICE: $104.94 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | History - General - Art | Criticism & Theory - Art | Art & Politics |
| Dewey: 704.949 |
| Physical Information: 1.17" H x 10.06" W x 11.38" (4.90 lbs) 416 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the 1960s, art patron Dominique de Menil founded an image archive showing the ways that people of African descent have been represented in Western art. Highlights from her collection appeared in three large-format volumes that quickly became collector's items. A half-century later, Harvard University Press and the Du Bois Institute are proud to publish a complete set of ten sumptuous books, including new editions of the original volumes and two additional ones. The new edition of From the Pharaohs to the Fall of the Roman Empire offers a comprehensive look at the fascinating and controversial subject of the representation of black people in the ancient world. Classic essays by distinguished scholars are aptly contextualized by Jeremy Tanner's new introduction, which guides the reader through enormous changes in the field in the wake of the "Black Athena" story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bindman, David: - David Bindman is Emeritus Professor of the History of Art at University College London.Gates, Henry Louis: - Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and the Director of the W. E. B. Du Bois Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.Snowden, Frank M.: - Frank M. Snowden, Jr., was Professor of Classics, Emeritus, at Howard University. |