Name/Title
Bearing witness : contemporary works by African American women artistsEntry/Object ID
N6538.N5.B43Description
Twenty-five of the most outstanding African American women artists have contributed their work to the exhibition "Bearing Witness," celebrating the opening of the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art and the 115th anniversary of the college. Works in all mediums are included here -- paintings, sculptures, fiber art, mixed mediums, and prints -- created by some of today's most exceptional artists, among them Lorna Simpson, Faith Ringgold, Carrie Mae Weems, and Betye Saar.Lexicon
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african american women artists, women artists--united statesLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Jontyle Theresa Robinson, Maya AngelouPublisher
Spelman College, Rizzoli International PublicationsDate Published
1996Call No.
N6538.N5.B43ISBN
847819639, 9780847819638LCCN
96004294Notes
Length: 176General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
The visual education of Spelman women / M. Akua McDaniel --
Passages / Jontyle Theresa Robinson --
Warrior women / Beverly Guy-Sheftall --Triumphant determination / Tritobia Benjamin --
African American women in the arts / Lowry Sims --
Hagar's daughters / Judith Wilson.