Souls grown deep : African American vernacular art of the South / Paul Arnett, William Arnett, executive editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Arnett, Paul.

Arnett, William

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Arnett, William.

African American art--Southern States--20th century.

African American art.

Outsider art--Southern States--20th century.

Outsider art.

Folk art--Southern States--20th century.

Folk art.

Artists--Southern States--Biography.

Artists.

Arnett, William--Art collections.

Art museums.

Southern States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

volumes : color illustrations ; 32 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

African American vernacular art of the South

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Ga. : Tinwood Books ; [New York, N.Y.] : In association with The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, The New York Public Library, 2000-

Summary:

In this comprehensive overview of an important genre of American art, "Souls Grown Deep" explores the visual-arts genius of the black South. This first work in a multivolume study introduces 40 African-American self-taught artists, who, without significant formal training, often employ the most unpretentious and unlikely materials.

Contents:

v. 1. The tree gave the dove a leaf

v. 2. Once that river starts to flow

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

ISBN:

0965376605

096537663X

OCLC:

44496372