Conjuring Bearden Powell Di Giulio Garcia Trout Wang Paperback John Wiley & Sons

Conjuring BeardenAuthor(s): Richard J. Powell, Margaret Ellen Di Giulio, Alicia Garcia, Victoria Trout, Christine Wang\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Duke University Museum of Art,U.S., United States\nImprint: Duke University Museum of Art,U.S.\nISBN-13: 9780938989271, 978-0938989271\nSynopsis\nConjuring Bearden, a richly illustrated exhibition catalog, explores the theme of the conjur woman in the work of artist Romare Bearden [tel]. Throughout his career, Bearden represented the female figure of the conjurer, or her Caribbean equivalent, the Obeah woman, in his art. Enthralled by her spirituality and power to transform, Bearden depicted the Obeah in his collage, photomontage, and watercolors. Although much has been written about Bearden, this is the first book to critically address his obsessive and creative relationship with this figure of the black [url] of Beardens most striking methods for introducing the figure of the conjur woman in his art was by distilling Cubist and Dadais.