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Walter O. Evans collection of African American art
Title
Walter O. Evans collection of African American art / foreword by Les Payne ; essays by Leslie King-Hammond, Barbara A. Hudson, Selden Rodman, Shirley Woodson ; curated by Shirley Woodson.
Edition
1st ed.
Published
Savannah, Ga. : Beach Institute, King-Tisdell Museum, 1991.
Physical Description
93 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Local Notes
BEIN JWJ X413 991W: Imperfect: Some pages detached. Paperbound. Manuscript note on page 11: It's a small world. Love Maisha Evans.
Notes
Exhibition held February 1-May 3, 1991 at the Beach Institute, King-Tisdell Museum, Savannah, Georgia.
Not to be confused with the 1999 publication of the same name.
Summary
A major collection with works by: Herman Kofi Bailey, Edward M. Bannister, Richmond Barthé, Romare Bearden, Wilson Bigaud, Margaret Burroughs, William S. Carter, Elizabeth Catlett, Eldzier Cortor, Irene Clark, Aaron Douglas, Gervais Ducasse, Eugene James Martin, Bob Thompson, Michael Kelly Williams, et al.
Other formats
Online version: Walter O. Evans collection of African American art. 1st ed. Savannah, Ga. : Beach Institute, King-Tisdell Museum, 1991
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 27, 2023
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
Foreword / Andrea D. Barnwell
Introduction : investing in the vitality of American art / Tritobia Hayes Benjamin
Reflections on collecting / Walter O. Evans
A way out of no way : African American artists in the nineteenth century / Kirsten P. Buick
Illustrating the word : paintings by Aaron Douglas and Jacob Lawrence / Amy M. Mooney
Sojourner Truth or Harriet Tubman? : Charles White's depiction of an American heroine / Andrea D. Barnwell.
Subjects
Subjects (Local Yale)
Genre/Form
exhibition catalogs.
Art criticism.
Exhibition catalogs.
Exhibition catalogs.
Art criticism.
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