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Moving stones : about the art of Edmonia Lewis / Jennifer DeVere Brody.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Brody, Jennifer DeVere, author.
- Series:
- Visual arts of Africa and its diasporas.
- The Visual Arts of Africa and Its Diasporas Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lewis, Edmonia--Criticism and interpretation.
- Lewis, Edmonia.
- African American women artists--Biography.
- African American women artists.
- African American sculptors--Biography.
- African American sculptors.
- Sculpture, American--19th century.
- Sculpture, American.
- Neoclassicism (Art)--Influence.
- Neoclassicism (Art).
- Sculpture--Social aspects.
- Sculpture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 294 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Durham : Duke University Press, [2026]
- Summary:
- Moving Stones examines the groundbreaking work and life of Black and Ojibwe sculptor Edmonia Lewis through a queer and Black feminist lens, offering a rich biographical, historical, and theoretical exploration of her art, identity, and enduring influence.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. A Head of Her Time
- Interlude: Faith Ringgold
- 2. Animating Stones
- Interlude: Beverly Buchanan
- 3. With Holding Hands
- Interlude: Kent Monkman
- 4. About the Nude
- Interlude: Mickalene Thomas
- 5. A Rose Somebody Knows
- Interlude: Simone Leigh
- 6. About Photography
- Interlude: Zanele Muholi
- 7. Engraving Edmonia
- Interlude: Maud Sulter
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4780-6212-6
- 9781478062127
- OCLC:
- 1583375536
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