Designing a new tradition : Loïs Mailou Jones and the aesthetics of Blackness /
"A critical analysis of the art and career of African American painter Loïs Mailou Jones (1905-1998). Examines Jones's engagement with African and Afrodiasporic themes as well as the challenges she faced as a black woman artist"--
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University Park, Pennsylvania :
The Pennsylvania State University Press,
[2020]
|
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction : claiming middle ground
- Seeking success : school, society, and career aspirations
- Routes to roots : from Black Washington to Black Paris
- Diasporic directions : Haiti, collage, and composite aesthetics
- In and out : Africa and the academy
- Conclusion : composite naming practices and art histories.