{"product_id":"collecting-black-studies-lise-ragbir-9781477320051","title":"Collecting Black Studies: The Art of Material Culture at the University of Texas at Austin","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat began as an effort to prevent the neglect and potential loss of hundreds of African objects at the University of Texas at Austin has evolved into one of the most significant collections on campus. The art collections at Black Studies were born from the John L. Warfield Center for African and African American Studies' \u003ci\u003eArt and Archive Initiative\u003c\/i\u003e, under the leadership of Cherise Smith, Omi L. Jones, and Edmund T. Gordon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday Black Studies at the University of Texas boasts approximately 900 objects from sub-Saharan Africa, over 200 contemporary works from African American and Afro-Caribbean artists, and more than 100 pieces jointly held with other collecting entities on campus, adding a diverse richness to the overall collections. \u003ci\u003eCollecting Black Studies\u003c\/i\u003e gathers and presents these holdings--including costumes, jewelry, paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and photography--and prominently features five Black artists whose work is particularly significant. Scholars and curators examine how John Biggers, Michael Ray Charles, Christina Coleman, Angelbert Metoyer, and Deborah Roberts--artists with deep relationships to Texas--contributed to the Black Studies collections, to art history, and to the culture of our state and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lise Ragbir\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1477320059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477320051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Art Galleries at Black Studies Ut-Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.60h x 8.30w x 0.90d","brand":"Lise Ragbir","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44073004237055,"sku":"9781477320051","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_900f68b4-32c9-43ee-8db3-05cce5c0303e.jpg?v=1685445232","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collecting-black-studies-lise-ragbir-9781477320051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}