Afro-American Art and Craft

Name/Title

Afro-American Art and Craft

Entry/Object ID

2005.003.0076

Description

A broad view of Afro-American art and craft, describing the artistic heritage of the American Negro and shows how traditions and skills brought from Africa were utilized in this country and how the transition was made. Traces the work of black artists and craftsmen, slave and free, on plantations and in colonial American cities. Discusses the work of the pioneer black artists of the 18th and 19th centuries, and looks at Black artists today, with special emphasis on their contribution to the contemporary craft renaissance. 142 p., ill., 29 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2005.003.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2005)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Fine arts, Visual arts, History of art, Negroes, Afro-Americans, Blacks, African American art

Book Details

Author

Chase, Judith Wragg

Publisher

Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.

Place Published

Location

New York, NY

Call No.

N6538 .N5 C5 1971

LCCN

76-163485

Notes

Date: [1971]

Location

Location

Shelf

Hall Bookshelf

Building

NRH Research Room

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Building

NR Docent Library

Category

Permanent

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-139) and index. Status: Shelf X: 4 Y: 3A1031A

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

March 24, 2005

Updated By

kemmons

Update Date

April 17, 2013