![]() The Black Female Body: A Photographic History by Deborah Willis and Carla Williams is an often-cited and well-researched showcase of an array of both familiar and unknown photographic works of black women. In the meantime, here are 15 books that will celebrate, inform and inspire all of us on the topic of art created by (and in one case, about) black women.ġ. ![]() Surely that omission will corrected soon. Incredibly, as of this posting there is no publication available for sale that collects the works of Amy Sherald, the painter of Mrs. We went looking for books that would educate us about the path these women have taken, and demonstrate how their work has influenced the way we see the world. The current exhibitions of the works of Adrian Piper at the MoMA in New York and Lauren Halsey at the MOCA in LA gave us further impetus to get smarter on the subject. Ever since the unveiling of the official portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama, we’ve been reflecting on the role of black women artists in the contemporary art world. ![]()
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