Art: African American Artists of Note

Be inspired! Art and Art Education majors with both benefit from this book.

Encyclopedia of African American Artists (BOOK): by dele jegede 1945-

African American heritage is rich with stories of family, community, faith, love, adaptation and adjustment, grief, and suffering, all captured in a variety of media by artists intimately familiar with them. From traditional media of painting and artists such as Horace Pippin and Faith Ringgold, to photography of Gordon Parks, and new media of Sam Gilliam and Martin Puryear (installation art), the African American experience is reflected across generations and works.

Land arts of the American West (BOOK): by Chris Taylor and Bill Gilbert 1965-

Land Arts of the American West is notable for presenting an unusually wide array of artistic exploration and intervention in the Western landscape. Given the range of sites presented and the depth of analysis that many of them receive, this book would have broad appeal not only to people interested in art, but also to those intrigued by landscape, land use, and Western history.