The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume III: From the "Age of Discovery" t

Description: The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume III by David Bindman, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Karen C.C. Dalton, Paul H.D. Kaplan, Bruce Boucher, Charles Ford, Helen Weston, Rosalie Smith McCrea, Tom Cummins The Eighteenth Century features a rich collection of images of Africans representing slaverys apogee and the beginnings of abolition. Old visual tropes of a master with adoring black slave gave way to depictions of Africans as victims and individuals, while at the same time the intellectual foundations of scientific racism were established. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New 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 collectors 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.Europe and the World Beyond focuses geographically on peoples of South America and the Mediterranean as well as Africa-but conceptually it emphasizes the many ways that visual constructions of blacks mediated between Europe and a faraway African continent that was impinging ever more closely on daily life, especially in cities and ports engaged in slave trade.The Eighteenth Century features a particularly rich collection of images of Africans representing slaverys apogee and the beginnings of abolition. Old visual tropes of a master with adoring black slave gave way to depictions of Africans as victims and individuals, while at the same time the intellectual foundations of scientific racism were established. Notes A fascinating story of the changing image of Africas people in Western art. The images are simply extraordinary and the scholarship inspiring. Anyone who cares about Western art or about Africa and her diaspora ought to know these magnificent volumes. -- Kwame Anthony Appiah In addition to being an indispensable guide to the evolving meanings of racial difference, these dazzling volumes filled with extraordinary images and rich arguments contribute to an alternative history of the Western world. An invaluable gift for both specialists and general readers. -- Paul Gilroy, author of The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness Author Biography David Bindman is Professor of the History of Art, Emeritus, at University College London. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., is the author of numerous books and has written extensively on the history of race and anti-Black racism in the Enlightenment. His most recent works include Stony the Road and The Black Church. He is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. Review A fascinating story of the changing image of Africas people in Western art. The images are simply extraordinary and the scholarship inspiring. Anyone who cares about Western art or about Africa and her diaspora ought to know these magnificent volumes. -- Kwame Anthony AppiahIn addition to being an indispensable guide to the evolving meanings of racial difference, these dazzling volumes filled with extraordinary images and rich arguments contribute to an alternative history of the Western world. An invaluable gift for both specialists and general readers. -- Paul Gilroy, author of The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double ConsciousnessThe latest in the series presenting Dominique and John de Menils vast collection of images of Africans and the Diaspora, this volume examines the artwork of increasingly anti-slavery societies. As a byproduct of the Enlightenment, many people no longer considered skin color to be "anything more than a superficial sign of difference." As people of African descent became more integrated into society, they gradually came to be viewed as subjects rather than slaves. Ornate sculptures, elaborate dioramas, and myriad portraits show a greater appreciation of blacks as individuals as opposed to an idea or commodity. There are still plenty of depictions of blacks as pages, servants, and, in the case of Louis XIVs court, fashion accessories, but there are also remarkably progressive works such as William Hackwoods Wedgewood medallion, which shows a chained slave in prayer, circumscribed by the pressing question "Am I Not A Man and a Brother?," that illustrate slowly changing cultural perceptions of race...Like its predecessors, this is a vital and engaging work that deserves appreciation and study. * Publishers Weekly (starred weekly) * Promotional A fascinating story of the changing image of Africas people in Western art. The images are simply extraordinary and the scholarship inspiring. Anyone who cares about Western art or about Africa and her diaspora ought to know these magnificent volumes. -- Kwame Anthony Appiah In addition to being an indispensable guide to the evolving meanings of racial difference, these dazzling volumes filled with extraordinary images and rich arguments contribute to an alternative history of the Western world. An invaluable gift for both specialists and general readers. -- Paul Gilroy, author of The Black Atlantic: Modernity and Double Consciousness Review Quote The latest in the series presenting Dominique and John de Menils vast collection of images of Africans and the Diaspora, this volume examines the artwork of increasingly anti-slavery societies. As a byproduct of the Enlightenment, many people no longer considered skin color to be "anything more than a superficial sign of difference." As people of African descent became more integrated into society, they gradually came to be viewed as subjects rather than slaves. Ornate sculptures, elaborate dioramas, and myriad portraits show a greater appreciation of blacks as individuals as opposed to an idea or commodity. There are still plenty of depictions of blacks as pages, servants, and, in the case of Louis XIVs court, fashion accessories, but there are also remarkably progressive works such as William Hackwoods Wedgewood medallion, which shows a chained slave in prayer, circumscribed by the pressing question "Am I Not A Man and a Brother?," that illustrate slowly changing cultural perceptions of race...Like its predecessors, this is a vital and engaging work that deserves appreciation and study. Details ISBN0674052633 Short Title IMAGE OF THE BLACK IN WESTERN Language English ISBN-10 0674052633 ISBN-13 9780674052635 Media Book Format Hardcover Author Tom Cummins Year 2011 Pages 400 Imprint The Belknap Press Place of Publication Cambridge, Mass. Country of Publication United States Edited by Henry Louis Gates Illustrations 254 color illustrations, 40 halftones Birth 1940 UK Release Date 2011-11-14 NZ Release Date 2011-11-14 US Release Date 2011-11-14 Publisher Harvard University Press Publication Date 2011-11-14 DEWEY 704.08996 Audience General AU Release Date 2011-11-13 Series The Image of the Black in Western Art Subtitle From the "Age of Discovery" to the Age of Abolition, Part 3: The Eighteenth Century We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:133181191;

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