Selma Burke
Selma Burke
American Sculptor
Women Artists of the Harlem Renaissance by
Including seventy-two black-and-white illustrations, this book chronicles the challenges of women artists, who are in some cases unknown to the general public, and places their achievements in the artistic and cultural context of early twentieth-century America. Contributors to this first book on the women artists of the Harlem Renaissance proclaim the legacy of Edmonia Lewis, Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller, Augusta Savage, Selma Burke, Elizabeth Prophet, Lois Maillou Jones, Elizabeth Catlett, and many other painters, sculptors, and printmakers. In a time of more rigid gender roles, women artists faced the added struggle of raising families and attempting to gain support and encouragement from their often-reluctant spouses in order to pursue their art.
Call Number: E-BookISBN: 9781626742086Publication Date: 2014-08-04
Notable Black American Women by
A biographical narrative on 500 notable black American women, this book offers information on their various fields of activity and includes statements from the subjects themselves. Figures included in the book are Althea Gibson, Vivian Malone, and Eartha Kitt.
Call Number: E185.96 .N68 1992 v.1ISBN: 9780810347496Publication Date: 1991-12-20
Harlem Renaissance Sculpture Artist Selma Burke — Original Newsreel Footage from 1944