The visual blues /

The visual blues explores the enormous impact that blues and jazz music emanating from the Deep South and moving north had on artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance. The Visual Blues shows how the artists and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance blurred artistic boundaries, drawing inspiratio...

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Main Authors: Mault, Natalie A. (Author, Editor), Lawson, R. A., 1974- (Author), Lowe, John, 1945- (Author), Vendryes, Margaret Rose, 1955- (Author), Barnett, Lauren (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : LSU Museum of Art, [2014]
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Summary:The visual blues explores the enormous impact that blues and jazz music emanating from the Deep South and moving north had on artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance. The Visual Blues shows how the artists and musicians of the Harlem Renaissance blurred artistic boundaries, drawing inspiration from each other and contributing to each other's art forms. The art scene in Harlem from 1919 to approximately 1940 encouraged a melding of art, music, literature, and poetry, providing a creative haven and outlet for transcending hardships and shattering racial stereotypes. The visual blues features a wide range of artists, some of whom already have established reputations and art markets, and others who are under-recognized and are rarely seen publicly. The visual blues comprises sixty-four paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and sculptures by some of the most recognized and celebrated African-American artists of the Harlem Renaissance.
Item Description:"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'The Visual Blues', presented at the LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, from March 8 to July 13, 2014, and at the Telfair Museums, Savannah, from January 30 to May 3, 2015"--Colophon.
Physical Description:87 pages : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 28 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 84-86).
ISBN:9780615878300
061587830X