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The shape of power : stories of race and American sculpture / Karen Lemmey, Tobias Wofford, Grace Yasumura ; contributions by Renée Ater, Jacqueline Francis, Elizabeth Hutchinson, Tess Korobkin, Jami Powell, James Smalls, Claudia Zapata.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sculpture, American--Exhibitions.
- Sculpture, American.
- Art and race--Exhibitions.
- Art and race.
- Art and society--United States--Exhibitions.
- Art and society.
- Physical Description:
- 290 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 32 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Smithsonian American Art Museum, [2024]
- Summary:
- "This catalogue accompanies an exhibition of the same name that will open at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in November 2024. Through offerings from ten scholars focusing on a selection of some eighty sculptures made between 1793 and 2023 in a wide range of media, The Shape of Power is a portal into nuanced and complex ideas about the enduring power of sculpture as a potent tool in the making and unmaking of race in the United States"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Fragile fictions and hard truths in American sculpture / Karen Lemmey
- Sculpture as mourning and protest / Renée Ater
- Intertwined histories and present realities : a conversation of possibilities / Jacqueline Francis, Jami Powell, and Grace Yasumura.
- Notes:
- " ... on view at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, November 8, 2024, to September 14, 2025."--Colophon.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Shape of power
- ISBN:
- 9780691261492
- 0691261490
- OCLC:
- 1433093742
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