Art in crisis : W.E.B. Du Bois and the struggle for African American identity and memory / Amy Helene Kirschke.

Author/creator Kirschke, Amy Helene
Format Book
Publication InfoBloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2007.
Descriptionx, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963--Knowledge. --African American arts.
African American art.
African American artists--History and criticism.
African Americans--Race identity.
Art criticism--United States. --History. --20th century.

Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- W.E.B. Du Bois and African American memory and identity -- A history of Black political cartoons and illustrations: the artists -- The "crime" of blackness: lynching imagery in The crisis -- Theories of art, patronage, and audience -- Images of Africa and the diaspora -- Art, political commentary, and forging a common identity -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 255-263) and index.
LCCN 2006032190
ISBN9780253346742 (cloth)
ISBN9780253218131 (pbk.)
ISBN9780253346742
ISBN9780253218131

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks N6538.N5 K57 2007 ✔ Available Place Hold