Vol. 24, no. 2
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This special, expanded issue of Museum Studies focuses on the museum's increasing selection of African American art. An essay examining the Art Institute's striking daguerreotype of Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass is followed by two essays discussing the work of seminal, Chicago-based artists: the complex, engaging paintings of Archibald J. Motley, Jr., and the impassioned sculpture of Marion Perkins. A final essay looks at recent mixed-media work by Lorna Simpson, Carrie Mae Weems, and Willie Robert Middlebrook. In addition to these essays, a Portfolio section features 29 images reproduced in full color, with informative, brief entries examining individual works. This important issue presents an overview of the concerns surrounding race in art, celebrates the achievements of a number of gifted African American artists, and provides a broader, multifaceted view of American art and culture.
The Art Institute of Chicago, 1999
8 3/8 x 10 1/4 in.; 136 pages; 101 illustrations (37 color, 64 duotone)
Softcover $14.95 ISBN 0-295-97833-3
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