In Senghor's Shadow: Art, Politics, and the Avant-Garde in Senegal, 1960-1995

by Elizabeth Harney

In Senghor's Shadow is a unique study of modern art in postindependence Senegal. Elizabeth Harney examines the art that flourished during the administration of L opold S dar Senghor, Senegal's first president, and in the decades since he stepped down in 1980. As a major philosopher and poet of Negritude, Senghor envisioned an active and revolutionary role for modern artists, and he created a well-funded system for nurturing their work. In questioning...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822333953
• ISBN13: 9780822333951
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"