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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:
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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- African American women artists -- Exhibitions.
- Art, American -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
- Ringgold, Faith, -- 1930-
- Saar, Betye, -- 1926-
- Simpson, Lorna, -- 1960-
- Weems, Carrie Mae, -- 1953-
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