Lisa E. Farrington is Chairperson and Professor in the Department of Art & Music at John Jay College. Her books include Faith Ringgold and Art on Fire: The Politics of Race and Sex in the Paintings of Faith Ringgold.
"Creating Their Own Image: The History of African-American Women
Artists is an exemplary piece of scholarship. Rich in information
and images, it is contextualized in socio-economic, political and
artistic facts. This tome is a brilliant history reflecting the
aesthetics and the social and metaphysical traditions of
African-American women artists and their artistry. A Must
Read!!"--Tritobia Hayes-Benjamin, Howard University
"Farrington's survey work fills gaps in the history of American
art, and should keep these artists from being overlooked in the
future."--CHOICE
"A clearly written and beautifully illustrated text that presents
the myriad and nuanced experiences, visions, and talents of
African-American women artists."--April F. Masten, Reviews in
American History
"From 'women's work' in fabric art of the slavery era to
'post-black' artists working in a stunning range of styles and
mediums, Lisa Farrington's Creating Their Own Image presents an
important survey of the extraordinary contributions
African-American women artists---unknown and known, past and
present---have made and continue to make to our visual culture.
This is a book we will consult, and enjoy, often."--Henry Louis
Gates, Jr., W. E. B. Du Bois
Professor of the Humanities, Harvard University
"Farrington gives the reader a layered narrative and a dazzling
array of artworks....It is the kind of book anyone interested in
art, women's art, or African American art will want to own and
refer to constantly. Anyone teaching women's studies, gender
studies, or African American women's studies will want to own this
as well."--History
"This is the book that teachers and students have been waiting for.
Farrington provides a cohesive, accessible, and historically
contextualized overview of the work of African-American women
artists. And she offers here as well a thought-provoking analysis
of how the politics of modernism and postmodernism have affected
their most recent efforts to gain control over 'their own
image.'"--Norma Broude, Professor of Art History, American
University and Co-editor,
The Power of Feminist Art: The American Movement of the 1970s,
History and Impact
"A captivating and thorough study of a long-ignored aspect of
America's art history....is highly recommended for all academic and
public libraries."--CHOICE
"Lisa Farrington has left few, if any, stones unturned as she
surveys the significant contribution that African American women
artists have made to world art. Creating Their Own Image: The
History of African-American Women Artists cogently tells it all.
This book is a must for all who wish to enhance their knowledge of
American art."--David C. Driskell, Distinguished University
Professor of Art, Emeritus, University of Maryland
"Historical surveys can be tedious and stodgy, but Farrington's
personal engagement in her subject matter and her emotional
investment in the politics of race, gender and personal expression
make Creating Their Own Image an exciting--and
disturbing--read....Lavishly illustrated, exhaustively
researched....A magnificent achievement."--San Francisco Chronicle
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