Barbara Jones-Hogu: Resist, Relate, Unite (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780985096076)

Chicago-based artist Barbara Jones-Hogu (1938-2017) was a central figure of the Black Arts Movement and a founding member of the African Commune of Bad Relevant Artists (AfriCOBRA). Throughout her career she worked in painting, printmaking, film, education, and contributed to major projects including Chicago's Wall of Respect mural. The Barbara Jones-Hogu: Resist, Relate, Unite catalog is the first monograph of Barbara Jones-Hogu's work. The book includes a foreword by DPAM Director and Chief Curator Julie Rodrigues Widholm, essays by Tate Modern curator Zo Whitley and Chicago artist Faheem Majeed, an interview with the artist by art historian Rebecca Zorach, and 22 illustrated plates, a selected bibliography, exhibition history, and checklist. The limited edition catalog was designed by Matt Austin of Candor Arts and features a hand silk screened cover.


Author: Julie Rodrigues Widholm, Faheem Majeed, Zoé Whitley
ISBN-10: 0985096071
ISBN-13: 9780985096076
Publisher: Dapaul Art Museum
Language: English
Published: 10/15/2018
Pages: 104
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.50h x 7.90w x 0.70d