Review of an art exhibit called 'Transforming the Crown: African Asian and Caribbean Artists in Britain, 1966-1996' which focuses on African Diaspora themes of displacement, homeland, nationhood, political ferment and identity
Los Angeles; Berkeley: Museum of Cultural History, University of California; University of California Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
The exhibition associated with this book was organized by the Museum of Cultural History, UCLA, and held Oct. 14-Dec. 7, 1980 at the Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, and at other museums., 237 p
Collège St. Pierre (Port-au-Prince, Haiti), Musée d'art haïtien (Author), and Gallery Kalfou (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
1997
Published:
Port-au-Prince: Le musée d'art Haitien/Gallery Kalfou
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
87 p, Several color plates of paintings. With profile of the artist and an interview. Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the Musée d'art haïtien du Collège St. Pierre Nov.-Dec. 1997.
Cullen,Deborah (Author) and Fuentes Rodríguez,Elvis (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
New York; New Haven, Conn.: El Museo del Barrio; In association with Yale University Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
"Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Caribbean: crossroads of the world,' organized by El Museo del Barrio in collaboration with Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem. The exhibition is presented at El Museo del Barrio from June 12, 2012-January 6, 2013; at Queens Museum of Art from June 17, 2012-January 6, 2013; and at The Studio Museum in Harlem from June 14, 2012-October 21, 2012.", 491 p, An authoritative examination of the modern history of the Caribbean through its artistic culture. Featuring 500 color illustrations of artworks from the late 18th through the 21st century, the book explores modern and contemporary art, ranging from the Haitian revolution to the present. Acknowledging both the individuality of each island, the richness of the coastal regions, and the reach of the Diaspora, Caribbean looks at the vital visual and cultural links that exist among these diverse constituencies.
Fuentes Rodríguez,Elvis (Author), Museo del Barrio (New York, N.Y.), Queens Museum of Art (Queens, NY), and Studio Museum in Harlem (New York, NY)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2012
Published:
New York: El Museo del Barrio; New Haven, CT: in association with Yale University Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Caribbean: crossroads of the world," organized by El Museo del Barrio in collaboration with Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem.
The exhibition is presented at El Museo del Barrio from June 12, 2012-January 6, 2013; at Queens Museum of Art from June 17, 2012-January 6, 2013; and at The Studio Museum in Harlem from June 14, 2012-October 21, 2012.", 31 p, Includes essay "Crossroads, crossings, and the cross" by Elvis Fuentes.
[Kleinberg] Ont.: McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
47 p., The art exposé of the Canadian and Caribbean artist. "Catalogue to accompany an exhibition held at The McMichael Canadian Art Collection, February 28 to May 15, 1988"--T.p. verso
Araujo,Emanoel (Author), Santos,Luiz Carlos dos (Author), and Sena,Consuelo Pondé de (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Language:
Portuguese
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
São Paulo: Museu Afro Brasil
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Catalog of an exhibition held November 24, 2007-February 24, 2008 at Museu Afro Brasil., 202 p., Contentss: Theodoro Sampaio / Consuelo Pondé de Sena -- O sábio negro entre os brancos : Theodoro Sampaio / Emanoel Araujo -- Theodoro Fernandes Sampaio / Luiz Carlos dos Santos, curador -- O centenário de Theodoro Sampaio / Gilberto Freyre -- Theodoro Sampaio em face do abolicionismo / Romão da Silva -- Vida e obra do sábio Theodoro Sampaio / J. Romão da Silva -- Theodoro Sampaio e o petróleo / R. Magalhães Júnior -- As pesquisas de Theodoro Sampaio / Alberto Silva -- Alguns textos de Theodoro Sampaio -- O índio / Theodoro Sampaio -- Autobiografia / Theodoro Sampaio.; ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 30 cm.; Note(s): Exhibition held November 24, 2007-February 24, 2008.; Other Titles: Theodoro Sampaio, o sabio negro entre os brancos
Champaign, IL: Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
15 p, Created on the occasion of the exhibition On-screen : global intimacy at Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion Aug. 28, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2010. The exhibition features 10 artists from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, and the United States whose moving-image and multimedia creations explore the reach and impacts of globalization.
Verger,Pierre (Author), Neto,Mário Cravo (Author), Metzner,Manfred (Editor), and Thoss,Michael (Editor)
Format:
Book, Whole
Language:
German
Publication Date:
2004
Published:
Heidelberg: Wunderhorn
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
On the occasion of the exhibition "Black Gods in Exile [Schwarze Götter im Exil] photographs by Pierre Verger and Mario Cravo Neto Fatumbi." Ethnological Museum, Berlin - Dahlem , 2 September to 7 November 2004., 351 p., Traditions in Brazilian Candomblé, Haitian voodoo and Cuban Santeria, the collective memory of the African-American population, are portrayed in the photographs of French ethnologist and photographer Pierre Verger.
Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
443 p, An anthology of 16 essays by scholars, artists, and ritual experts who examine the sacred arts of Haitian Vodou from multiple perspectives. Among the many topics covered are the 10 major Vodou divinities, the paintings of Hector Hyppolite, the multimedia pieces of Pierrot Barra, sequined bottles and sequined flags, and the work of the Brooklyn Priestess Mama Lola.
Commemorating the Bi-Centenary of the abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, the exhibition called "Lest We Forget: The Triumph over Slavery" serves as a historic canvas portraying the horrific experience of the enslaved Africans during the 'triangular' slave trade between Europe, Africa and the U.S. during the 15th through 19th centuries. The exhibition, which opened to a packed room, included speeches by His Excellency Ambassador Philip Sealy, Permanent Representative of Trinidad & Tobago to the UN who serves as chair of the CARICOM Caucus; His Excellency, Ambassador Joe Robert Pemagbi, Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN, and chairman of the African Group of States; and Ambassador Nirupam Sen, Permanent Representative of India to the UN.
Viola,Herman J. (Author) and Margolis,Carolyn (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
1991
Published:
Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
277 p, Details the processes of encounter and exchange between Europe and the cultures of the Americas and Africa since their discovery by Europeans five hundred years ago. Includes David B. Gaspar's "Antigua slaves and their struggle to survive"
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
101 p, A narrative history with the catalogue of an exhibition of rare prints, maps, and illustrated books from the John Carter Brown Library. Contents: 1. The birth of the Dutch Republic and the world war against Habsburg Spain -- 2. The West Indies Company -- 3. The Dutch in Brazil : a peerless prince in Pernambuco -- 4. Images and knowledge of the New World -- 5. "In some future day it may be thought of more importance" : Dutch contributions to North American history -- 6. The Guianas and the Caribbean Islands; "Exhibition sites: The John Carter Brown Library, Providence, Rhode Island, May 9 to September 15, 1997; the Equitable Gallery, New York, New York, January 22 to April 4, 1998"--T.p. verso. "Preface" (p. xiii-xv)
Araujo,Emanoel (Author), Santos,Luiz Carlos dos (Author), and Sena,Consuelo Pondé de (Author)
Format:
Book, Whole
Publication Date:
2008
Published:
São Paulo: Museu Afro Brasil
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Notes:
Museum exhibit of Theodoro Sampaio (1855-1937) who was the only federal deputy born as a slave, was an engineer 1877, was a mathematical professor, and a designer for the National Museum.
Paul,Ron C. (Author) and Editorial Bukante (Editor)
Format:
Video/DVD
Publication Date:
2006
Published:
Port-au-Prince, Haïti: Bukante
Location:
African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Journal Title Details:
DVD, 1 videodisc (48 min.)
Notes:
Virtual exhibition on the painters of northern Haiti. Highlights works by Junior Abraham, Patrick Alexis, Alfred Altidor among others. In Creole with optional French, Spanish or English subtitles.
