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Lorna Simpson // Collages

• Lorna Simpson • ISBN 9781452161143

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Lorna Simpson // Collages

• Lorna Simpson • ISBN-13 9781452161143

ISBN-10 1452161143

Canonical book record

ISBN 9781452161143 • Completeness 51

Cover quality: good

Description

"Black women's heads of hair are galaxies unto themselves, solar systems, moonscapes, volcanic interiors." — Elizabeth Alexander, from the Introduction Using advertising photographs of Black women (and men) drawn from vintage issues of Ebony and Jet magazines, the exquisite and thought-provoking collages of world-renowned artist Lorna Simpson explore the richly nuanced language of hair.

Book metadata

Publisher: Lorna Simpson
2018

Catalog notes

Contributor: poetContributor: authorContributor: and scholar Elizabeth Alexander

Cultural context

Category: African American Art HistoryCategory: Appropriation ArtCategory: Art/ArtistsCategory: Black PortraitureCategory: (chronicle Books)Category: Coffee TableCategory: Conceptual PhotographyCategory: Contemporary CollageCategory: Staff Picks

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