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Walls of Heritage, Walls of Pride: African American Murals Hardcover – September 1, 2000

by James Prigoff (Author), Robin J. Dunitz (Author), Floyd Coleman (Contributor),

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Two hundred African American murals representing the breadth of the countrys urban landscape--from New York to Los Angeles, Milwaukee to Atlantaare gathered for the first time in this striking collection. Recounting a tradition of thirty years of mural art, from the creation in 1967 of Chicago's landmark "Wall of Respect " to the hip-hop renderings of the nineties, the book also introduces many new works--some published for the first time.

Walls of Heritage showcases the work of such renowned artists as Charles White, Aaron Douglas, Jacob Lawrence, Hale Woodruff, and John Biggers, as well as the work of extraordinary muralists such as William Walker, Calvin Jones, Mitchell Caton, and Dewey Crumpler. The book also brings the voices of the muralists to the fore, including descriptive narratives by the artists themselves. The book includes artist biographies, an extensive state-by-state listing of the murals in the United States, and informative essays by art historians Floyd Coleman, Ph.D. and Michael Harris, Ph.D.

By James Prigoff and Robin J. Dunitz. 280 pages, size: 12 x 9". 225 full-color reproductions. Casebound book, with dust jacket.

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272 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Pomegranate
Publication date

September 1, 2000
Dimensions

12 x 1 x 9.25 inches
ISBN-10

0764913395
ISBN-13

978-0764913396
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...exciting and educational survey of murals from various Africana communities...insightful essays...the striking collection includes 200 murals. -- KUJI, March-April, 2005

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pomegranate; Casebound edition (September 1, 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0764913395
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0764913396
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.25 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 1 x 9.25 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,207,040 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #15,128 in African American Demographic Studies (Books)
- #17,257 in Arts & Photography Criticism

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glorious rose

Beautiful

Reviewed in the United States on April 2, 2014

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This is a beautiful guide to locating murals around the country. And it highlights the work of the local artist.

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Elizabeth A. James

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Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2015

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Beautiful!

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Aware Soul

amazing

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2010

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a great buy all the way across the board one of the best books I own I love the picture and i love the ART

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ALAN W BARNETT

Justice Done to Great Art

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2000

This is a treasure. It combines first-rate photography and exemplary scholarship with the splendid production values of a publisher reknowned for sumptuous printing. It is a work that recovers and preserves a rich, scattered and often perishable art. It should inspire young artists to new efforts.
"Walls" reaffirms the power, beauty and humanity of public art-- art in libraries, schools and along neighborhood streets, art readily accessible to people as they go about their daily life. It proclaims the values of their work, their community-involvement and traditions.
"Walls" demonstrates that Afro-Americans have their own independent tradition of mural art that emerged at the same time as but separate from the modern Mexican tradition. Although later it sometimes was influenced by Diego Rivera and his colleagues, it arose during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s inspired by African sources.
The creativity of Black murals is also noteworthy for providing continuity between the New Deal murals of the 1930s and the community-based art since the 1960s. When art on social themes was driven from public walls during the witch-hunts of the '50s, Black murals were being painted in Black colleges across the South, and the artists who gained experience here initiated the mural movement of the '60s when Black neighborhoods organized against racism. These Black artists and their untrained community assistants thereby created a movement that professional painters and local people of all races joined which continues to this day.
The horizontal format of "Walls" is especially fortunate in doing justice to paintings that have a like layout. The introductory essays by reknowned African-American art historians, the comments of the artists themselves alongside their works, their biographies at the end and a list of murals throughout the country enhance the value of this volume.
"Walls" is a major resource of US history and art and as strong proof that there is of the contribution of African-Americans to our shared culture.

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D Wyner

A Book for Current and Future Enjoyment

Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2000

"Walls of Heritage / Walls of Pride," which I first browsed, then read, reread, and loved, has greatly added to my understanding of the background and context of African-American murals. The essays, the time chart, and the comments by the artists on their own works, in addition to the beauty of the paintings and the presentation, have added to my enthusiasm for and appreciation of this vibrant art form
In the past I have enjoyed visiting sites of public art. I now intend to carry this book with me as I travel, along with my maps and travel books, and when possible visit the murals shown in "Walls" seeing to what extent I believe the artist accomplished his goals.
I urge that you do the same, and you may come to find that your best travel time is spent outdoors viewing painted walls. And sometimes indoor walls and canvasses.
And later the book will be an impressive and useful addition to your library.

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