Acts of Art in Greenwich Village by Howard Singerman, Real C... - 9783777443997

Acts of Art in Greenwich VillageAuthor(s): Howard Singerman, Real Christian, Katie Hood Morgan\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Hirmer Verlag, Germany\nImprint: Hirmer Verlag\nISBN-13: 9783777443997, 978-3777443997\nSynopsis\nA first-ever look at a network of Black visual artists in Manhattan in the 1960s and 1970s \n\n This comprehensive account of the six-year history of Acts of Art, a gallery founded by and for Black artists in Greenwich Village in 1969, includes a complete exhibition record, biographies of the gallerys key artists, and entries on important group exhibitions and events.\n\nThis first in-depth look at Acts of Art, and its role within communities of Black artists in New York City, highlights the artists most closely tied to the gallery and its co-founder Nigel Jackson, from the early shows of Benny Andrews and James Denmark to the surveys of Los Mailou Jones and Hale Woodruff. In addition to an introductory essay and complete exhibition history, the volume includes ar.