To Conserve a Legacy: American Art from Historically Black Colleges and Universities

by Richard J. Powell, Jock Reynolds

This text documents a sampling of paintings, prints, drawings and sculptures owned by Clark Atlanta University, Fisk University, Hampton University, Howard University, North Carolina Central University and Tuskegee University. The book serves as a catalogue for a major exhibition and conservation project organized by the Addison Gallery of American Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem, in association with the Williamstown Art Conservation Center and the six participating Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). It documents and discusses a century of art collected by America's HBCUs. The book contains a profile of each university collection, colour reproductions of many artworks, biographical information on the represented artists and documentation of the conservation and care practices helping to preserve the art for future generations. Two essays place the HBCU art collections in a historical context and develop six themes around which the exhibition was organized.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1999

Reviews

[Sonya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful art and nice art collections. Another win from the library.

[Mary Rose · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a really great book with a lot of works of art that I've never seen before and haven't been able to find elsewhere on the web. Not only does it have information about the artists and paintings featured in the exhibit, but there's a great behind-the-scenes aspect that I found really enjoyable, as someone who is into museums. I would definitely recommend this book if you're interested in artwork that prominently features and is made by black artists in America, which is something I find Art History courses and most books tend not to feature as much as they should.