Barbara Earl Thomas : the geography of innocence / edited by Catharina Manchanda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomas, Barbara Earl, 1948- artist, writter of supplementary textual content, interviewee.

Contributor:

Manchanda, Catharina, editor, writer of supplementary textual content.

Cruz, Amada, 1961- writer of foreword.

Taha, Halima, writer of added commentary.

Seattle Art Museum, host institution.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thomas, Barbara Earl, 1948---Exhibitions.

Thomas, Barbara Earl.

Thomas, Barbara Earl, 1948-.

Children, Black--Portraits.

Children, Black.

African American women artists--Exhibitions.

African American women artists.

Genre:

Exhibition catalogs.

Portraits.

Physical Description:

79 pages : color illustrations, color portraits ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Geography of innocence

Place of Publication:

[Seattle, WA] : Seattle Art Museum, [2021]

Summary:

"The Geography of Innocence offers a reexamination of Black portraiture and the preconceived dichotomies of innocence and guilt, sin and redemption, and the ways in which these notions are assigned and distorted along cultural and racial lines. With her quietly glowing portraits of young Black boys and girls, Thomas puts before us the humble question: can we see, and be present to, the humanity, the trust, the hopes and dreams of each of these children? Shadow and light and the values associated with them are the building blocks of Thomas's new body of work, which centers on portraits of children from the artist's extended community. An illuminated environment of filigree architecture creates a space for reflection that reclaims her subjects. The book's essays examine Thomas's innovative contribution to the genre of portraiture and the work's artistic and political relevance. The artist's essay and interview and the contributions by writer Halima Taha reflect on the development of Thomas's ideas and the cultural and political context in which the work exists"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Director's foreword / Amada Cruz

One cut above / Halima Taha

Face-to-face / Catharina Manchanda

Plates of portraits

Making is thinking / Barbara Earl Thomas

Plates of illuminated installation

Two way mirror : an interview with Barbara Earl Thomas

Exhibition checklist.

Notes:

"This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Barbara Earl Thomas: The Geography of Innocence, presented at Seattle Art Museum from November 20, 2020, to January 2, 2022."

ISBN:

0932216781

9780932216786

OCLC:

1245578509