New Negro artists in Paris : African American painters and sculptors in the city of light, 1922-1934
Theresa A. Leininger-Miller (Author)
"New Negro Artists in Paris analyzes the experiences and works of six African American artists who lived and worked in Paris during the Jazz Age: sculptors Elizabeth Prophet and Augusta Savage, and painters Palmer Hayden, Hale Woodruff, Archibald J. Motley Jr., and Albeit Alexander Smith. More than 120 works of art are analyzed, many never seen before in print. These artists exhibited the works they created in Paris at prestigious salons and galleries in France and in the United States, winning fellowships, grants, and awards. Leininger-Miller argues that it was study abroad that won these artists critical acclaim, establishing their reputations among the foremost leaders of the New Negro movement in the visual arts. She begins her study with a historical overview of African American artists in Paris, 1830-1914, then provides profiles of each of the six artists as well as expert analyses of their works. Finally, the author examines patterns and differences in these individuals' backgrounds and development, their patronage in the United States and France, their shared experiences abroad, and the impact their study in Paris had on the subsequent course of their careers." -- Back cover
Print Book, English, 2001
Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, 2001