The International Review of African American Art, Vol. 12 No. 4 (1995)

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Editor
Samella Lewis, Ph.D.

Managing Editor
Juliette Bowles

Associate Editor
M. J. Hewitt, Ph.D.

Executive Publisher
William R. Harvey, Ed.D.

This issue presents a sampling of institutional murals by masters of the mural tradition, which are documents of African American life and culture. They are visual history, an extension of the impulse to communicate through the oral tradition, as well as reminders of African American ancestral roots, historical antecedents, cultural influences, and vital elements which contribute to the fulfillment of the human spirit for those who frequent the institutions of which they are a part.

In addition to serving as a treasured legacy for African Americans, the murals communicate aspects of history to those who are unaware of the heroism reflected in our traditions.

The mural tradition continues and extends beyond institutional walls to outdoor environments in urban America that vary from retaining and building walls to freeway underpasses and flood control channels. The impulse to document the human experience lives on.

—Samella Lewis, Ph.D. and M.J. Hewitt, Ph.D.

Feature Articles and Contributors:

“Introduction”, Samella Lewis Ph.D. & M. J. Hewitt, Ph.D.

“Reexamining Hale Woodruff’s Talladega College and Atlanta University Murals”, M. Akua McDaniel

“The Depression Murals of Aaron Douglas: Radical Politics and African American Art”, Amy Helene Kirschke

“Common Directions, Epic Dimensions: Jacob Lawrence’s Murals at Howard University”, Michelle–Lee White

“Contribution of the American Negro to Democracy: A History Painting by Charles White”, Lizzetta LeFalle–Collins, Ph.D.

“As Above, So Below: John and Jim Biggers’ WSSU Mural Project”,
Brooke Anderson Linga

“John Biggers’ Hampton Murals”, Jeanne Zeidler

“Of Note”

Bibliographic Details

Title:                                      The International Review of African American Art

Publisher:                           The Hampton University Museum, Hampton, Virginia

Publication Date:             1995

Binding:                               Pictorial Softcover

Book Condition:               Excellent

Book Type:                         Quarterly Magazine

Funding:

This issue is published jointly with Multicultural Arts, Inc., and is made possible, in part, by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Shipping Terms:

All books are padded and wrapped carefully.  Most are shipped in a box, unless very small, in which case they will be shipped in a padded envelope.