
Exhibiting Blackness
Afircan Americans and the American Art Museum
Bridget R. Cooks(Author)
University of Massachusetts Press
Published on 30. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-1-55849-875-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Massachusetts
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
26 colour and 34 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55849-875-4 (9781558498754)
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BRIDGET R. COOKS is associate professor of art history, African American studies, and visual studies at the University of California Irvine.