Caribbean : art at the crossroads of the world / [editors, Deboran Cullen, Elvis Fuentes].
Contributor(s): Cullen, Deborah
| Fuentes Rodríguez, Elvis | Museo del Barrio (New York, N.Y.) | Queens Museum of Art | Studio Museum in Harlem.
Publisher: New York : New Haven, [Conn.] : El Museo del Barrio ; In association with Yale University Press, c2012Description: 491 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9780300178548 :; 0300178549 :.Subject(s): Art, Caribbean -- ExhibitionsSummary: Unprecedented in scope, this book examines the modern history of the Caribbean through its artistic culture. Acknowledging the individuality of various islands, the richness of the coastal regions, and the reach of the Diaspora, Caribbean looks at the vital visual and cultural links that exist among these diverse constituencies. The authors examine how the Caribbean has been imagined and pictures, and the role of art in the development of national identity.
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"Published in conjunction with the exhibition "Caribbean: crossroads of the world," organized by El Museo del Barrio in collaboration with Queens Museum of Art and The Studio Museum in Harlem. The exhibition is presented at El Museo del Barrio from June 12, 2012-January 6, 2013; at Queens Museum of Art from June 17, 2012-January 6, 2013; and at The Studio Museum in Harlem from June 14, 2012-October 21, 2012"--P. [6].
Unprecedented in scope, this book examines the modern history of the Caribbean through its artistic culture. Acknowledging the individuality of various islands, the richness of the coastal regions, and the reach of the Diaspora, Caribbean looks at the vital visual and cultural links that exist among these diverse constituencies. The authors examine how the Caribbean has been imagined and pictures, and the role of art in the development of national identity.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 458-471) and index.
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