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Bearing witness : contemporary works by African American women artists

Author: Jontyle Theresa Robinson; Maya Angelou; et al
Publisher: New York : Spelman College and Rizzoli International Publications, ©1996.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Twenty-five of the most outstanding African American women artists have contributed their work to the exhibition "Bearing Witness," celebrating the opening of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the 115th anniversary of the college. Works in all mediums are included here - paintings, sculptures, fiber art, mixed mediums, and prints - created by some of today's most exceptional artists, among them Lorna
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Genre/Form: Exhibitions
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Bearing witness.
New York : Spelman College and Rizzoli International Publications, c1996
(OCoLC)605430310
Named Person: Faith Ringgold; Betye Saar; Lorna Simpson; Carrie Mae Weems
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Jontyle Theresa Robinson; Maya Angelou; et al
ISBN: 0847819620 9780847819621 0847819639 9780847819638
OCLC Number: 34076345
Notes: Catalogue of an exhibition held at Fort Wayne Museum of Art February 1-March 30, 1997.
"Chronology": p. 162-164.
Description: 176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Contents: The visual education of Spelman women / M. Akua McDaniel --
Passages / Jontyle Theresa Robinson --
Warrior women / Beverly Guy-Sheftall --Triumphant determination / Tritobia Benjamin --
African American women in the arts / Lowry Sims --
Hagar's daughters / Judith Wilson.
Responsibility: Jontyle Theresa Robinson, curator ; contributions by Maya Angelou ... [et al.].
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Abstract:

Twenty-five of the most outstanding African American women artists have contributed their work to the exhibition "Bearing Witness," celebrating the opening of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the 115th anniversary of the college. Works in all mediums are included here - paintings, sculptures, fiber art, mixed mediums, and prints - created by some of today's most exceptional artists, among them Lorna Simpson, Faith Ringgold, Carrie Mae Weems, and Betye Saar.

Because of its history as the first institution of higher learning for black women, Spelman has become a mecca, a true wellspring of strength and sustenance for African American women. It is only fitting that these artists gather to honor Spelman College, which has long nurtured the creative and educational vision of black women. The arts have always held a central place at Spelman. The college has an impressive fine arts tradition that began with the assemblage of one.

of the first college-held collections of works by black artists. The tradition continues with the opening of the college's new Museum of Fine Art, the centerpiece of the new Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center. The museum's 4,500 square feet of exhibition space is designed to house the college's internationally recognized collection of paintings, prints, and photographs, as well as an impressive grouping of African sculptures and textiles. The museum also includes.

a conservatory, one of the few in the country devoted to preserving African American artworks.

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