{"product_id":"colored-pictures-race-and-visual-representation-9780807856963","title":"Colored Pictures: Race and Visual Representation","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this book  artist and art historian Michael Harris investigates the role of visual representation in the construction of black identities  both real and imagined  in the United States. He focuses particularly on how African American artists have responded to  and even used  stereotypical images in their own works.  Harris shows how  during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries  racial stereotypes became the dominant mode through which African Americans were represented. These characterizations of blacks formed a substantial part of the foundation of white identity and social power. They also  Harris argues  seeped into African Americans self-images and undermined their self-esteem.  Harris traces black artists responses to racist imagery across two centuries  from early works by Henry O. Tanner and Archibald J. Motley Jr.  in which African Americans are depicted with dignity  to contemporary works by Kara Walker and Michael Ray Charles  in which derogatory images are recycled to controversial effect. The work of these and other artists  such as John Biggers  Jeff Donaldson  Betye Saar  Juan Logan  and Camille Billops  reflects a wide range of perspectives. Examined together  they offer compelling insight into the profound psychological impact of visual stereotypes on the African American community.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275466334261,"sku":"ByrdShop_0807856967","price":96.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780807856963.jpg?v=1780507659","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/colored-pictures-race-and-visual-representation-9780807856963","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}