Sunday, October 12, 2008

Through the Eyes of Others - Catalog


The catalog for the exhibit "Through the Eyes of Others: African Americans and Identity in American Art" is available from the museum. To order a copy, you'll need to contact the Fenimore Art Museum gift shop at 607.547.1400 or toll free at 888.547.1450. This book does not appear to be available online via Amazon.com or other bookstores. The catalog is authored by curator Gretchen Sullivan Sorin and Mary C. Aimonovitch. It's worth calling the museum for a copy.

This 72 page book contains full-color images of the objects in the show. Artists represented in the catalog include: Romare Bearden (1914 – 1988), Elizabeth Catlett (b. 1919), George Freeman (1789 – 1868), James Goodwyn Clonney (1812 – 1867), Margaret Taylor Goss-Burroughs (b. 1917), Edward Lamson Henry (1841 – 1919), Kyra E. Hicks (b. 1965), Wadsworth A. Jarrell (b. 1929), Charles Bird King (1785 – 1862), Jacob Lawrence (1917 – 2000), Ivan Massar (b. 1925), Tompkins Harrison Matteson (1813 – 1884), William Sidney Mount (1807 – 1868), William Matthew Prior (1806 – 1873), Faith Ringgold (b. 1930), Norman Rockwell (1894 – 1978), John Rogers (1829 – 1904), Betye Saar (b. 1926), Lorna Simpson (b. 1960), Hale Woodruff (1900 – 1980), Thomas Worth (1834 – 1917). Enjoy!

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