Thornton Dial: Thoughts on Paper - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807835293 ISBN 13: 9780807835296

Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Thornton Dial (b. 1928), one of the most important artists in the American South, came to prominence in the late 1980s and was celebrated internationally for his large construction pieces and mixed-media paintings. It was only later, in response to a reviewer's negative comment on his artistic ability, that he began to work on paper. And it was not until recently that these drawings have received the acclaim they deserve. This volume, edited by Bernard L. Herman, offers the first sustained critical attention to Dial's works on paper.

Concentrating on Dial's early drawings, the contributors examine Dial's use of line and colour and his recurrent themes of love, lust, and faith. They also discuss the artist's sense of place and history, relate his drawings to his larger works, and explore how his drawing has evolved since its emergence in the early 1990s. Together, the essays investigate questions of creativity and commentary in the work of African American artists and contextualise Dial's works on paper in the body of American art. The contributors are Cara Zimmerman, Bernard Herman, Glenn Hinson, Juan Logan, and Colin Rhodes.

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Bernard Herman is George B. Tindall Professor of American Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and author of Town House: Architecture and Material Life in the Early American City, 1780-1830.

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Thornton Dial (b. 1928), one of the most important artists in the American South, came to prominence in the late 1980s and was celebrated internationally for his large construction pieces and mixed-media paintings. It was only later, in response to a reviewer's negative comment on his artistic ability, that he began to work on paper. And it was not until recently that these drawings have received the acclaim they deserve. This volume, edited by Bernard L. Herman, offers the first sustained critical attention to Dial's works on paper.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2012
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0807835293
• ISBN 13: 9780807835296
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 224
• Herausgeber: Herman Bernard L.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar