Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art

Publisher: The Studio Museum in Harlem
Publication Date: 2014
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: As New
Edition: 1st
Hardcover, 110 pgs. As new. Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art explores the ways contemporary artists use Ebony and Jet as a resource and as inspiration in their practices. Published by Johnson Publishing Company for over sixty years, both magazines are cultural touchstones for many African Americans and often represent a commonality between people of diverse backgrounds. This fully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays by Assistant Curator Lauren Haynes; scholars Siobhan Carter-David, Romi Crawford and Elizabeth Alexander; artist Hank Willis Thomas; as well as a foreword by Studio Museum Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden.