The shape of power : stories of race and American sculpture /

"This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name that will open at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in November 2024. Through offerings from ten scholars focusing on a selection of some eighty sculptures made between 1793 and 2023 in a wide range of media, The Shape of Power is a p...

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Other Authors: Lemmey, Karen, Wofford, Tobias, Yasumura, Grace, Ater, Renée
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Smithsonian American Art Museum, [2024]
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Summary:"This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name that will open at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in November 2024. Through offerings from ten scholars focusing on a selection of some eighty sculptures made between 1793 and 2023 in a wide range of media, The Shape of Power is a portal into nuanced and complex ideas about the enduring power of sculpture as a potent tool in the making and unmaking of race in the United States"--
Item Description:" ... on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, November 8, 2024, to September 14, 2025."--Colophon.
Physical Description:290 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780691261492
0691261490