Name/Title
Black folk art in America, 1930-1980Entry/Object ID
NK839.3.A35.L58 1982Description
"This unprecedented exhibition explores the achievement of 20th century Black folk art as seen in paintings, wood carvings, ceramics and utilitarian objects. The majority of the artists represented began making art as older adults, and almost all of them attribute their motivation to personal revelations. They take their inspiration not only from memory, nature, and everyday events but also from dreams, visions, and religious prophets to renowned politicians, fantastic creatures to farm animals, and faraway lands to hometown scenes. Most of these talented artists were not formally trained, and the works demonstrate a break from traditional and formalized art. 'Black Folk Art in America' displays a wide variety of art forms. There are imaginary landscapes by Joseph Yoakum, painted tin sculptures and whirligigs by David Butler, a miniature navy created by Walter Flax, and narrative Biblical paintings by Sister Gertrude Morgan. The show examines the significance of Black creative ability within the context of folk art." -- BROOKLYN MUSEUM WEBSITEContext
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., January 15-March 28, 1982, J.B. Speed Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, April 26-June 13, 1982, The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York, July 4-September 12, 1982, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, California, November 30, 1982-February 3, 1983 and the Institute for the Arts, Rice University, Houston, Texas, March 4-May 15, 1983.Collection
Helen Romayne Cox CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
african american art, african american artists, african american folk art--20th century, folk art--united states--exhibitions, outsider art--united statesLegacy Lexicon
Category
Exhibition catalogBook Details
Author
Jane Livingston, John BeardsleyPublisher
Corcoran Gallery of Art, University Press of MississippiDate Published
1982ISBN
0878051589LCCN
81024072Notes
Length: 186General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
What it is / Jane Livingston -- Black American folk art : origins and early manifestations / Regenia A. Perry -- Spiritual epics : the voyage and the vision in Black folk art / John Beardsley -- The artists. Jesse Aaron ; Steve Ashby ; David Butler ; Ulysses Davis ; William Dawson ; Sam Doyle ; William Edmondson ; James Hampton ; Sister Gertrude Morgan ; Inez Nathaniel-Walker ; Leslie Payne ; Elijah Pierce ; Nellie Mae Rowe ; James "Son Ford" Thomas ; Mose Tolliver ; Bill Traylor ; George White ; George Williams ; Luster Willis ; Joseph Yoakum.