Going There: Black Visual Satire

by Richard J. Powell

A kaleidoscopic survey of black satire in 20th- and 21st-century American art

In this groundbreaking study, Richard J. Powell investigates the visual forms of satire produced by black artists in 20th- and 21st-century America. Underscoring the historical use of visual satire as antiracist dissent and introspective critique, Powell argues that it has a distinctly African American lineage. Taking on some of the most controversial works...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300245742
• ISBN13: 9780300245745
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.5" x 10.2"