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An exhibition catalog featuring the artwork of Charles White, an influential and beloved artist, educator, and activist.

Table of Contents
  • Foreword
  • Greg Fenves
  • Part I: Short Essays
    • Sidewalk of New York (ca. 1938–1942), by John P. Murphy
    • Can a Negro Study Law in Texas? (1946), by Rudolph H. Green
    • We Have Been Believers (1949), by Carter E. Foster
    • General Moses and Sojourner (Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth) (1954), by Phillip A. Townsend
    • I’ve Been ’Buked and I’ve Been Scorned (1956), by Edmund T. Gordon
    • Awaken from the Unknowing (1961), by Edmund W. Gordon
    • Young Woman (1964), by John P. Murphy
    • Harvest (1964), by Esther Adler
    • Head (1967), by Phillip A. Townsend
    • Elijah (1969), by John P. Murphy
    • Wanted Poster Series #6 (1969), by Phillip A. Townsend
    • Wanted Poster Series #10 (1970), by Veronica Roberts
    • Homage to Sterling Brown (1972), by Cherise Smith
    • Harriet (1972), by Ashley James
    • Vision (1973), by John P. Murphy
    • Prophet II (1975), by Esther Adler
    • I Have a Dream (1976), by Jared Quinton
    • Love Letter III (1977), by Jared Quinton
    • Sound of Silence II (1978), by Veronica Roberts
    • At the Table (1978), by John P. Murphy
    • Study of Heads (1979), by Phillip A. Townsend
  • Part II: Interview with Dr. Edmund W. Gordon and Edmund T. Gordon
    • Excerpts from an Interview with Drs. Edmund W. Gordon and Edmund T. “Ted” Gordon
    • Conducted and Edited by Cherise Smith; Transcribed by Lynne Maphies
  • Part III: Sphere of Influence
    • Compiled, with Biographical Introductions, by Veronica Roberts
    • Benny Andrews (1930–2006)
    • Romare Bearden (1911–1988)
    • Harry Belafonte (b. 1927)
    • John Biggers (1924–2001)
    • Margaret Burroughs (1915–2010)
    • Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012)
    • Michael Ray Charles (b. 1967)
    • Eldzier Cortor (1916–2015)
    • Ernest Crichlow (1914–2005)
    • W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)
    • Philip Evergood (1901–1973)
    • Edmund W. Gordon (b. 1921)
    • David Hammons (b. 1943)
    • Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965)
    • Langston Hughes (1902–1967)
    • Rockwell Kent (1882–1971)
    • Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000)
    • Norman Lewis (1909–1979)
    • Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955)
    • Alice Neel (1900–1984)
    • Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
    • Sidney Poitier (b. 1927)
    • Paul Robeson (1898–1976)
    • May Stevens (b. 1924)
    • Kent Twitchell (b. 1942)
    • Vincent Valdez (b. 1977)
    • Hale Woodruff (1900–1980)
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary of Printmaking Terms
  • Contributors
  • Photo Credits

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 12/11/2019
      ISBN13: 9781477320020, 978-1477320020
      ISBN10: 1477320024
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An exhibition catalog featuring the artwork of Charles White, an influential and beloved artist, educator, and activist.

      Table of Contents
      • Foreword
      • Greg Fenves
      • Part I: Short Essays
        • Sidewalk of New York (ca. 1938–1942), by John P. Murphy
        • Can a Negro Study Law in Texas? (1946), by Rudolph H. Green
        • We Have Been Believers (1949), by Carter E. Foster
        • General Moses and Sojourner (Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth) (1954), by Phillip A. Townsend
        • I’ve Been ’Buked and I’ve Been Scorned (1956), by Edmund T. Gordon
        • Awaken from the Unknowing (1961), by Edmund W. Gordon
        • Young Woman (1964), by John P. Murphy
        • Harvest (1964), by Esther Adler
        • Head (1967), by Phillip A. Townsend
        • Elijah (1969), by John P. Murphy
        • Wanted Poster Series #6 (1969), by Phillip A. Townsend
        • Wanted Poster Series #10 (1970), by Veronica Roberts
        • Homage to Sterling Brown (1972), by Cherise Smith
        • Harriet (1972), by Ashley James
        • Vision (1973), by John P. Murphy
        • Prophet II (1975), by Esther Adler
        • I Have a Dream (1976), by Jared Quinton
        • Love Letter III (1977), by Jared Quinton
        • Sound of Silence II (1978), by Veronica Roberts
        • At the Table (1978), by John P. Murphy
        • Study of Heads (1979), by Phillip A. Townsend
      • Part II: Interview with Dr. Edmund W. Gordon and Edmund T. Gordon
        • Excerpts from an Interview with Drs. Edmund W. Gordon and Edmund T. “Ted” Gordon
        • Conducted and Edited by Cherise Smith; Transcribed by Lynne Maphies
      • Part III: Sphere of Influence
        • Compiled, with Biographical Introductions, by Veronica Roberts
        • Benny Andrews (1930–2006)
        • Romare Bearden (1911–1988)
        • Harry Belafonte (b. 1927)
        • John Biggers (1924–2001)
        • Margaret Burroughs (1915–2010)
        • Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012)
        • Michael Ray Charles (b. 1967)
        • Eldzier Cortor (1916–2015)
        • Ernest Crichlow (1914–2005)
        • W. E. B. Du Bois (1868–1963)
        • Philip Evergood (1901–1973)
        • Edmund W. Gordon (b. 1921)
        • David Hammons (b. 1943)
        • Lorraine Hansberry (1930–1965)
        • Langston Hughes (1902–1967)
        • Rockwell Kent (1882–1971)
        • Jacob Lawrence (1917–2000)
        • Norman Lewis (1909–1979)
        • Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955)
        • Alice Neel (1900–1984)
        • Gordon Parks (1912–2006)
        • Sidney Poitier (b. 1927)
        • Paul Robeson (1898–1976)
        • May Stevens (b. 1924)
        • Kent Twitchell (b. 1942)
        • Vincent Valdez (b. 1977)
        • Hale Woodruff (1900–1980)
      • Acknowledgments
      • Glossary of Printmaking Terms
      • Contributors
      • Photo Credits

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