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The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art asks how the black figure was depicted by artists from the non-Western world—Africa, East Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The aesthetic traditions represented are as diverse as the political and social histories of these regions.

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Examines the way the black man and woman have been portrayed outside of the West, beginning with ancient Egypt—positioned properly as part of African history—and moving through modern photography from Mali. It examines the representation of Africans outside the continent, in Indian miniatures and Japanese prints, showing a very different depiction of race outside the stereotypes of the Western gaze. -- Miss Rosen * Crave *

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    A Hardback by David Bindman, Suzanne Preston Blier, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

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      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: 27/02/2017
      ISBN13: 9780674504394, 978-0674504394
      ISBN10: 0674504399
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      Book Synopsis
      The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art asks how the black figure was depicted by artists from the non-Western world—Africa, East Asia, and the Indian subcontinent. The aesthetic traditions represented are as diverse as the political and social histories of these regions.

      Trade Review
      Examines the way the black man and woman have been portrayed outside of the West, beginning with ancient Egypt—positioned properly as part of African history—and moving through modern photography from Mali. It examines the representation of Africans outside the continent, in Indian miniatures and Japanese prints, showing a very different depiction of race outside the stereotypes of the Western gaze. -- Miss Rosen * Crave *

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