Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum
Bridget R. Cooks
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Description for Exhibiting Blackness: African Americans and the American Art Museum
Paperback. Examines the representation of African American culture in mainstream art museums from the 1920s to the 2000s Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: 1KBB; AGC; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 412.
Analyses the curatorial strategies, challenges, and critical receptions of the most significant museum exhibitions of African American art. Tracing two dominant methodologies used to exhibit art by African Americans this exposes the issues involved in exhibiting cultural difference that continue to challenge art history, historiography, and American museum exhibition practices.
Analyses the curatorial strategies, challenges, and critical receptions of the most significant museum exhibitions of African American art. Tracing two dominant methodologies used to exhibit art by African Americans this exposes the issues involved in exhibiting cultural difference that continue to challenge art history, historiography, and American museum exhibition practices.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Massachusetts Press
Condition
New
Place of Publication
Massachusetts, United States
ISBN
9781558498754
SKU
V9781558498754
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