images, icons, and ideologies of the African body
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Thompson, Barbara > (ed.)
- Contributor
- Willis, Deborah
- Publish Year
- 2008
- Shelfmark
- AFR 73 2008
- Thesaurus
- vrouwbeelden, zwarte vrouwen, vrouwenlichamen, vrouwelijkheid, kunsten, kolonialisme, iconografie, historisch, tentoonstellingen, wereld, tentoonstellingscatalogus
- Description
- Examination of the black female body and contemporary artists' interventions upon historical images of black women from three perspectives: the traditional African, the colonial and the contemporary global. Explored themes are: beauty, fertility and sexuality, maternity and women's roles and power in society. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at Hood Museum of Art in Hanover, David Museum in Wellesley and San Diego Museum of Art in San Diego, April 1 through August 10, 2008.