The Image of the Black in African and Asian Art
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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. Beginning with ancient Egypt-positioned properly as part of African history-this volume focuses on the figure of the black as rendered by artists from Africa, East Asia, and…
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The Image of the Black in Western Art is a multi-volume series that extends from antiquity to the modern era, and it’s famous for its extraordinary images. This series now has an excellent additional volume—on how Black peoples were portrayed in African, Middle Eastern, and Asian art. The images from these non-Western regions of the world are incomparable, and the accompanying essays take us all the way from the beginnings to the present day.
From Geraldine's list on race before the modern era.
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