Painting the gospel: Black public art and religion in Chicago

"Innovative and lavishly illustrated, 'Painting the Gospel' offers an indispensable contribution to conversations about African American art, theology, politics, and identity in Chicago. Kymberly N. Pinder escorts readers on an eye-opening odyssey to the murals, stained glass, and scu...

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Main Author: Pinder, Kymberly N. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Urbana ; Chicago ; Springfield University of Illinois Press [2016]
Series:The new Black studies series
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Summary:"Innovative and lavishly illustrated, 'Painting the Gospel' offers an indispensable contribution to conversations about African American art, theology, politics, and identity in Chicago. Kymberly N. Pinder escorts readers on an eye-opening odyssey to the murals, stained glass, and sculptures dotting the city's African American churches and neighborhoods. Moving from Chicago's oldest black Christ figure to contemporary religious street art, [she] explores ideas like blackness in public, art for black communities, and the relationship of Afrocentric art to Black Liberation Theology. She also focuses attention on art excluded from scholarship due to racial or religious particularity. Throughout, she reflects on the myriad ways private black identities assert public and political goals through imagery"...Page 4 of cover
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:x, 204 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 24 cm
ISBN:9780252039928
9780252081439

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