Europe and the World Beyond (Part 2) (The Image of the Black in Western Art, Volume III)

Author: Bindman, DavidBrand: Belknap PressEdition: 2nd Revised ed.Binding: HardcoverFormat: IllustratedNumber Of Pages: 528Release Date: 14-11-2011Details: Review “This volume, part of a monumental series about the depiction of black peoples in Western art history, covers the period from the Renaissance and Baroque eras into the imperialism and colonialism of the 18th century… The volume is richly illustrated with artworks from many sources in a wide variety of media… This volume and the rest of the series has inestimable value in furthering understanding of how attitudes toward issues of race have evolved.”―Eugene C. Burt, Library Journal (starred review) “Inspired to collect images of Africans and the diaspora during the height of the Civil Rights movement, Dominique Schlumberger de Menil and her husband John amassed over 30,000 images as an artistic and academic counter against racism. These images were sorted, studied, and grouped into a series of volumes originally published in