Kerry James Marshall: The Histories is the most extensive publication on the artist to date, celebrating half a century of his work. It reveals the complex ways in which he has transformed histories of Western painting, centering Black bodies in ambitious compositions set in barber shops, public housing projects, parks, and beauty salons. It charts his use of portraiture to memorialise individuals such as Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, and Olaudah Equiano. A new series, illustrated here for the first time, looks at under-acknowledged aspects of the history of Africa. With lavish illustrations of all the works in the accompanying exhibition, it also includes chapters on Marshall's Rythm Mastr project and his various public commissions including his stained glass windows for the cathedral in Washington D.C.. A survey by Mark Godfrey is accompanied by shorter essays by Aria Dean, Darby English, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Cathérine Hug, Nikita Sena Quarshie, Rebecca Zorach, and an interview between Kerry James Marshall and Benjamin H.D. Buchloh.
| ISBN: | 9781915815125 |
| Publication date: | 23rd September 2025 |
| Author: | Kerry James Marshall, Royal Academy of Arts Great Britain, Kunsthaus Zürich, Musée national dart moderne France |
| Publisher: | Royal Academy of Arts |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 253 pages |
| Series: | Royal Academy of Arts |
| Genres: |
Exhibition catalogues and specific collections Individual artists, art monographs |
Kerry James Marshall: The Histories is the most extensive publication on the artist to date, celebrating half a century of his work. It reveals the complex ways in which he has transformed histories of Western painting, centering Black bodies in ambitious compositions set in barber shops, public housing projects, parks, and beauty salons. It charts his use of portraiture to memorialise individuals such as Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, and Olaudah Equiano. A new series, illustrated here for the first time, looks at under-acknowledged aspects of the history of Africa. With lavish illustrations of all the works in the accompanying exhibition, it also includes chapters on Marshall's Rythm Mastr project and his various public commissions including his stained glass windows for the cathedral in Washington D.C.. A survey by Mark Godfrey is accompanied by shorter essays by Aria Dean, Darby English, Madeleine Grynsztejn, Cathérine Hug, Nikita Sena Quarshie, Rebecca Zorach, and an interview between Kerry James Marshall and Benjamin H.D. Buchloh.
Kerry James Marshall - The Histories features in the following genres: Exhibition catalogues and specific collections, Individual artists, art monographs
Kerry James Marshall - The Histories is available in Hardback
Kerry James Marshall - The Histories was written by Kerry James Marshall, Royal Academy of Arts Great Britain, Kunsthaus Zürich, Musée national dart moderne France and published by Royal Academy of Arts
Kerry James Marshall - The Histories has 253 pages
Yes it is part of Royal Academy of Arts series
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