Alain Locke and the Visual Arts - Kobena Mercer

A fresh perspective on the influential critic, offering new ways of understanding the art of the Harlem Renaissance  “Mercer’s sumptuously illustrated study . . . succeeds in positioning Locke as an important philosophical voice in the ‘not yet finalized story of Afro-modern art and culture.’”—Douglas Field, Times Literary Supplement  Alain Locke (1885–1954), leading theorist of the Harlem Renaissance, maintained a lifelong commitment to the visual arts. Offering an in-depth study... Zobrazit více