African American Art and Artists

By Samella Lewis and Samella S. Lewis

Book Overview

Samella Lewis has brought African American Art and Artists fully up to date in this revised and expanded edition. The book now looks at the works and lives of artists from the eighteenth century to the present, including new work in traditional media as well as in installation art, mixed media, and digital/computer art. Mary Jane Hewitt, an author, curator, and longtime friend of Samella Lewis's, has written an introduction to the new edition. Generously and handsomely illustrated, the book continues to reveal the rich legacy of work by African American artists, whose art is now included in the permanent collections of national and international museums as well as in major private collections.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520239350
• ISBN13: 9780520239357
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 2.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.4" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Good, cheap textbook

Is an older edition but is basically the same as the newest edition being used in my African American Art History class. Condition was as described by seller.

African American Art and Artists, Revised and Expanded Edition

Excellent book! It has pictures and a bio on todays black artists. My favorite would have to be Ben Jones, my old college professor! lol www.Gallery07002.com

A Commendable Documentation of African-American Art

Samella Lewis has updated and further developed her definitive guide on African-American Art. As a former student instructed on the subject with her first edition of this book as our class text, I can definitively say that this book provides a solid understanding of the different art movements and a variety of examples of the works. Also from the perspective of a young museum professional who has worked with African-American art collections, I highly recommend this volume as a foundation of basic knowledge on the subject.