New Publications: "Romare Bearden, American Modernist" and "Art and the Early Photographic Album"

NEW PUBLICATIONS AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE, STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF ART   Romare Bearden, American Modernist Fourteen essays by curators, art historians, and artists consider the work of painter Romare Bearden (1911–1988) in the contexts of American and international modernism as well as African American art history. Topics fall into four main areas: the relationship of Bearden's work to literature, jazz, and modern dance; the sources of his imagery, including radical politics, religion, and southern black culture; his professional development and influence; and the influence of the avant-garde, including cubism and Pop Art, on his paintings and collages. Edited by Ruth Fine and Jacqueline Francis. Essays by Darby English, Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, Jody Blake, Robert G. O'Meally, Richard A. Long, Amy Helene Kirschke, Jacqueline Francis, Kymberly N. Pinder, David C. Driskell, Ruth Fine, Richard J. Powell, Bridget R. Cooks, Patricia Hills, and Pepe Karmel. 304 pages, 95 black-and-white illustrations, 105 color plates, $70.00 shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?item=410000379578 (publication) Art and the Early Photographic Album The development of photography from the mid-19th century onward transformed the conditions of appreciation, marketing, and distribution of works of art. The role of the photographic album in this history has not been the subject of a published study. The 12 essays collected here discuss the albums of many different types that were pacemakers in this change, the photographic processes they represent, and their relationship to older reproductive media, with examples principally from 19th-century France, Great Britain, and Germany. Edited by Stephen Bann. Essays by Stephen Bann, Benedict Leca, Pascal Griener, Andre Gunthert, Mark Haworth-Booth, Elizabeth Anne McCauley, Anthony Hamber, Philippe Jarjat, Austen Barron Bailly, Martin Bressani, Peter Sealy, Frederick N. Bohrer, and Michael Charlesworth. 288 pages, 63 black-and-white illustrations, 131 color plates, $70.00 shop.nga.gov/nga/category.cgi?item=410000425695 (publication) Studies in the History of Art, published by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, includes the proceedings of symposia sponsored by the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts at the National Gallery. www.nga.gov/casva/publications.htm (Studies in the History of Art) www.nga.gov/casva (Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts) For more information visit www.nga.gov/casva Join us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Watch our videos on ArtBabble Notable Lectures Podcasts: The National Gallery of Art provides access to lectures by well-known artists, architects, authors, curators, and historians. RSS | iTunes | www.nga.gov/podcasts

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