Turner, Elizabeth Hutton
Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle
- ISBN 13:
- 9780295747040
- author:
- Turner, Elizabeth Hutton
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- University of Washington Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 192
- Dimensions:
- 32 x 23.37 x 2.03 centimetres (1
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Social Sciences, African-American Studies,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle This publication sets a new standard for future studies of Jacob Lawrence's work. It explores his innovative approach to transforming history into art, as seen in his 1954-56 series of thirty paintings, Struggle . . . from the History of the American People. The book features essays by leading scholars and contemporary artists, including Steven Locke, Elizabeth Hutton Turner, Austen Barron Bailly, Lydia Gordon, Derrick Adams, Bethany Collins, and Hank Willis Thomas. Their contributions offer new insights into Lawrence's lost narrative and its continued relevance for twenty-first century audiences. By examining the themes of struggle in American history through a contemporary lens, this publication invites readers to reconsider the power of art to shape our understanding of the past and its ongoing impact on the present.
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