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104 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm
"Essex Hemphill (1957-1995) was a poet, performer, editor, and activist whose work engages themes of race, gender, sexuality, love, and community during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Organized in conjunction with the exhibition Essex Hemphill: Take care of your blessings, this publication explores the interdisciplinary relationship between Hemphill's writing--raw, politically charged, and deeply personal--and contemporary visual art"--
edited by Camille Brown ; with contributions by Kathy Anderson, Brian Freeman, Maleke Glee, Wayson Jones, E. Ethelbert Miller, Charles I. Nero, Michelle Parkerson, Christopher Prince, James Smalls, Ashley Whitfield, Cynthia Lou Williams, and Ajamu X.
Published in conjunction with an exhibition organized by The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC, and on view from May 17 to August 31, 2025.
Includes bibliographical references (page 95).
African Americans in the performing arts
Noirs américains dans les arts du spectacle