African Modernism in America by Perrin Lathrop

African Modernism in America by Perrin Lathrop

A groundbreaking examination of modern African artists and their relationships with American artists and cultural institutions in the mid-twentieth century

 

Between 1947 and 1967, institutions such as the Harmon Foundation, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and historically Black colleges and universities collected and exhibited works by many of the most important African artists of the mid-twentieth century, including Ben Enwonwu (Nigeria), Gerard Sekoto (South Africa), Ibrahim El-Salahi (Sudan), and Skunder Boghossian (Ethiopia). The inventive and irrefutably contemporary nature of these artists' paintings, sculptures, and works on paper defied typical Western narratives about African art being isolated in a "primitive" past.

 

Providing an unprecedented examination of the complex connections between modern African artists and American patrons amid the interlocking histories of civil rights, decolonization, and the Cold War, this fascinating volume reveals a transcontinental network of artists, curators, and scholars that challenged assumptions about African art in the United States and encouraged American engagement with African artists as contemporaries

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ISBN 13	9781885444110
ISBN 10	1885444117
Title	African Modernism in America
Author	Perrin Lathrop
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	American Federation of Arts,U.S.
Year published	2022-10-25
Number of pages	224
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