The International Review of African American Art, Vol. 8 No. 4 (1989)

Description

Editor–in–Chief
Samella Lewis, Ph.D.

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

Consulting Editor, International Affairs
Jimi Lee

This special issue of The International Review of African American Art explores the development of race and group consciousness during the 1920s and 1930s, and the “Black Consciousness” movements of the 1960s and 1970s through the visual arts. It is the first issue devoted entirely to photography, and its publication coincides with the celebration of the 150^th anniversary of the discovery of photography.

The choice of James VanDerZee by Marcus Garvey as the official photographer for the Universal Negro Improvement Association in the early 1920s was propitious, and Professor Rodger Birt examines the path leading to that selection. VanDerZee had already established himself as an innovative recorder of Harlem life, as his widow informs us in her illuminating article.

Gordon Park’s early works provide insight into the evolving race and group consciousness of the 1960s, as well as the African American condition between those pivotal years. Deborah Willis’ overview fills in the gaps, revealing the broader picture of Black photography in historical perspective, and exposes the work of some of our contemporary innovators who are taking full advantage of the opportunities for creative expression the photographic medium provides. It is interesting to note that Gordon Parks’ success in a variety of art forms has afforded him the opportunity to expand his photographic skill into artistic experimentation, placing him in a league with these younger innovators.

—Excerpt from The International Review of African American Art Vol. 8, No. 4

Feature Articles and Contributors:

“African American Photographers 1839–1989: An Overview”, Deborah Willis

“Van Der Zee”, Donna Mussenden VanDerZee

“For the Record: James VanDerZee, Marcus Garvey, and the UNIA Photographs”, Rodger C. Birt

“The Eye Music of Gordon Parks”, M.J. Hewitt, Ph.D.

Bibliographic Details

Title:                                      The International Review of African American Art

Publisher:

The International Review of African American Art, Miami, Florida

Publication Date:              1989

Binding:                                Pictorial Softcover

Book Condition:                Good

Book Type:                          Quarterly Magazine

Funding:

Made possible, in part, by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Oxum International.

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