| Figuring History: Robert Colescott, Kerry James Marshall, Mickalene Thomas Contributor(s): Manchanda, Catharina (Editor), Francis, Jacqueline (Contribution by), Sims, Lowery Stokes (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 0300233892 ISBN-13: 9780300233896 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | American - African American - Art | History - Contemporary (1945- ) - Art | Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions - Group Shows |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 12.2" W x 9.2" (1.95 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Contemporary artists Robert Colescott (1925-2009), Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955), and Mickalene Thomas (b. 1971) are distinguished by their attention to a history of representation, which they re-visit and revise to reflect on individual and collective Black experience. Equally engaged with social and political histories, and the history of art, Colescott, Marshall, and Thomas have created works that at times poignantly and satirically critique dominant narratives and posit alternatives. By considering these artists together, this thought-provoking book expands our understanding of contemporary history painting, a genre first defined during the 17th century and known for didactic paintings that often depicted Biblical or mythological subjects, and expressed the tastes and narratives of a ruling class. Colescott, Marshall, and Thomas marry appreciation of these traditional forms of representation to a deep understanding of contemporary American culture to create insightful works that disrupt historic narratives and read canonic art history against the grain. |