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Aims to challenge conventional theories of race and art in the period between 1920-40 by shedding light on the role early art critics had in marginalizing African American artists by characterizing them as sharing a primitive, ethnic essence.

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A major contribution to the scholarship of African American artists in the inter-war period. With scrupulous research and probing analyses, Calo's study enables scholars, students, and those interested in the Harlem Renaissance to grasp the intellectual debates, institutional support, and art world promotion that advanced an emerging cohort of African American artists. - Patricia Hills, Boston University

Distinction and Denial

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    A Paperback by Mary Ann Calo

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      Publisher The University of Michigan Press
      Published 18 June 2007
      ISBN-13 9780472032303
      978-0472032303
      ISBN-10 0472032305
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      Ethnic studies / Ethnicity

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Aims to challenge conventional theories of race and art in the period between 1920-40 by shedding light on the role early art critics had in marginalizing African American artists by characterizing them as sharing a primitive, ethnic essence.

      Trade Review

      A major contribution to the scholarship of African American artists in the inter-war period. With scrupulous research and probing analyses, Calo's study enables scholars, students, and those interested in the Harlem Renaissance to grasp the intellectual debates, institutional support, and art world promotion that advanced an emerging cohort of African American artists. - Patricia Hills, Boston University

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