Download or read book Collecting African American Art written by Halima Taha and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 1998 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents African American artists, identifies dealers, and offers practical advice on insurance, framing, and tax and estate planning.
Download or read book Collecting African American Art written by John Hope Franklin and published by Museum of Fine Arts (Houston). This book was released on 2009 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Celebrating an important aspect of cultural history, this book showcases the institutional and private efforts to collect, document, and preserve African American art in Houston during the 20th and 21st centuries"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book The Incredible Joy of Collecting African American Art written by Patrick Diamond and published by . This book was released on 2020-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Kinsey Collection written by Khalil B. Kinsey ($e writer of added commentary) and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Something All Our Own written by Grant Hill and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grant Hill and experts celebrate and examine the creative expression of African American art and artists.
Download or read book Narratives of African American Art and Identity written by Terry Gips and published by Pomegranate Communications. This book was released on 1998 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most exciting and eclectic celebrations of African American art ever published, Narratives of African American Art and Identity showcases one hundred paintings, etchings, sculptures, and photographs from the collection of David C. Driskell. A true Renaissance man, Driskell himself is an esteemed artist, educator, curator, and philanthropist. His fifty-year career has been committed to promoting African American art. Included are works by John Biggers, Sam Gilliam, Lois Mailou Jones, Keith Morrison, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Alma Thomas, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Augusta Savage, and James VanDerZee -- to name just a few. Each artwork is accompanied by information about the artist and the particular work. This book is the catalog for the exhibition of the same title, which travelled to various American museums through February 2001.
Download or read book The Hewitt Collection written by Todd D. Smith and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Instill Inspire written by Grace C. Stanislaus and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The John and Vivian Hewitt Collection of African-American Art represents works that celebrate the expression and passion of twenty artists, including Romare Bearden, Margaret Burroughs, Jonathan Green, Jacob Lawrence, Elizabeth Catlett, Ann Tanksley, and Henry Ossawa Tanner. This book contains all fifty-eight works from the collection, exquisitely reproduced in full color. Grace C. Stanislaus provides a text on the significance of the collection that is supplemented by interviews with Vivian Hewitt, David Taylor of the Gantt Center, art collectors Harmon and Harriett Kelley, and Nancy Washington"--
Download or read book Collecting African American Art written by Halima Taha and published by Crown Publishing Group (NY). This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art enthusiasts and lovers of American art have long considered collecting art a hobby reserved solely for the wealthy. "Collecting African American Art" effectively dispels this misconception. In these newly revised and updated pages, lavishly illustrated with almost two hundred works by a wide range of artists, readers will find practical guidelines for becoming an informed collector, including specific criteria for working with dealers. By providing succinct advice on framing, insurance, and tax and estate planning, as well as pointers on how to care for one's own collection, author Halima Taha makes collecting an enjoyable--and affordable--pastime for everyone. Combining a rich and diverse blend of aesthetic traditions from Africa, the Caribbean, and the United States, African American art has emerged as the most actively collected art in the marketplace. This guide presents both new and established artists and identifies dealers throughout the nation specializing in the field. Insightful and accessible, it is the first book to define the role of the collector of African American art. The result is a unique and essential guide to developing a meaningful and rewarding collection.
Download or read book The Black Market written by Charles Moore and published by . This book was released on 2020-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Art collecting can be time-consuming, complicated and confusingfor the beginner . . . but it doesn't have to be.In this clear and easy-to-follow guide, you'll gain the necessary knowledge and skills to begin building your own art collection. The purest form of hope, dreams, and sentiments, a single art image can reveal long-held secrets, spark the imagination, offer a sense of belonging.Art conveys the words the artist often might not have been able to speak out loud. In The Black Market: A Guide to Art Collecting, long-time art collector and art historian Charles Moore introduces novice collectors and would-be collectors to the art world, its deep roots, its connections to our past, and its hope for our future. If you ever wanted to become a collector, sought to learn more about African American art, or want to deepen your art knowledge, The Black Market is an immersive and essential tool for developing a meaningful and awe-inspiring collection.
Download or read book Representing Africa in American Art Museums written by Kathleen Bickford Berzock and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first comprehensive book to focus on the history of African art in American art museums. ... Thirteen essays present the institutional biographies of African art collections in the Cincinnati Museum of Art, the Hampton University Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the Barnes Foundation, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Museum of Primitive Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Indiana University of Art Museum, the Fowler Museum at UCLA, the University of Iowa Art Museum, the Seattle Art Museum, the Menil Collection, and the National Museum of African Art."--back cover.
Download or read book Collecting African American History written by Elvin Montgomery and published by Stewart, Tabori and Chang. This book was released on 2002-04-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by esteemed dealer Elvin Montgomery this book is the first comprehensive illustrated book to offer in-depth information about African American artifacts & -- more importantly -- place them in their original cultural context.
Download or read book Represent written by Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Published on the occasion of the exhibition 'Represent: 200 years of African American art,' Philadelphia Museum of Art, January 10-April 5, 2015"--Title-page vers
Download or read book Detroit Collects written by Valerie J. Mercer and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collecting American Paintings written by Alton Everette James and published by . This book was released on 2005-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this comprehensive book with more than 300 photographs and more than 450 illustrations, he outlines the necessary steps in selecting a painting, authenticating a painting, determining a value, acquiring a painting at auction, and evaluating the condition of a piece. Both major and minor artists are briefly discussed, and overviews of Impressionism, Tonalism, The Aschan School, African-American and Southern Women artists, and contemporary folk art are presented. There are even tips on managing your art collection, the realities of funding and financing, and collecting what you can afford. The beauty of American art is evident in this collector's guide -- a must-have for collectors of American paintings and collectors of art in general.
Download or read book African American Artists 1880 1987 written by Guy C. McElroy and published by University of Washington Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collecting African American Art written by John Hope Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
