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237 pages illustrations, portraits (chiefly color) 30 cm |
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Jack Whitten's alluring and inventive paintings are part of the collections of some of the world's most prominent museums and galleries--but this profoundly inventive artist worked primarily under the radar for most of his life. This book, conceived with Whitten's collaboration shortly before his death in 2018, brings his work into focus, highlighting in particular the themes of history, politics, and music. As a young man in Alabama, Whitten was angered by the racism he experienced. When he moved to New York City, he was inspired by the Abstract Expressionists dominating the art scene there. This book examines Whitten's influences and alliances--including his relationship to his mentors Norman Lewis and Willem de Kooning--to trace how the artist never stopped experimenting and innovating. His riotously colorful oils gave way to massive acrylic "Slab" paintings. These were followed by kaleidoscopic mosaic paintings that capture and redirect light; the "Black Monoliths" series, memorializing Whitten's personal heroes; and his later works, which embrace technology and the digital age |
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Parallel texts in English and German |
Subject |
Whitten, Jack, 1939-2018 -- Exhibitions
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Whitten, Jack, 1939-2018 -- Criticism and interpretation
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Whitten, Jack, 1939-2018 -- Themes, motives
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Whitten, Jack, 1939-2018.
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Whitten, Jack, 1939-2018
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1900-talet
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2000-talet
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1900-2099
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Abstrakt konst
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Afro-amerikansk konst
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Afro-amerikanska konstnärer
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Painting, Abstract -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
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Painting, Abstract -- 21st century -- Exhibitions
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African American art -- United States -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
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African American art -- United States -- 21st century -- Exhibitions
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African American artists -- Alabama -- 20th century -- Exhibitions
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African American artists -- Alabama -- 21st century -- Exhibitions
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Art, Abstract
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Painting, Abstract
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African American artists
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African American art
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Alabama
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Förenta staterna
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Utställningskataloger
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Exhibition catalogs.
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Essays.
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Illustrated works.
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Classmark |
759.13
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Ibz Whitten, Jack
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Ib-qa
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Alt Auth |
Whitten, Jack, 1939-2018.
Works.
Selections
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Kittelmann, Udo
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Whitten, Jack, 1939-2018
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Beckstette, Sven
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Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz host institution.
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Prestel Verlag
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ISBN/ISSN |
9783791358628 book trade edition hardbound |
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3791358626 book trade edition hardbound |
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