slavery in art

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slavery in art

The middle passage

white ships/black cargo
2018
A collection of narrative paintings, depicting the capture of African men and women and the horrible conditions they endured on their passage across the Atlantic to be sold into slavery. In the introduction Feelings describes his experiences and the process that led to the creation of these paintings.
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After the deluge

2007
Inspired by hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, an African-American artist explores the politics of race, slavery, and gender through a series of images from the South, with examples of her work justaposed with historical artworks.

Seeing the unspeakable

the art of Kara Walker
2004

From slave ship to freedom road

1998
Presents the author's meditations on twenty paintings by artist Rod Brown, designed to encourage reflection on the hardships faced by African-American slaves until their emancipation.

From slave ship to freedom road

2000
Presents the author's meditations on twenty paintings by artist Rod Brown, designed to encourage reflection on the hardships faced by African-American slaves until their emancipation.

The middle passage

white ships/black cargo
1995
A collection of narrative paintings, depicting the capture of African men and women and the horrible conditions they endured on their passage across the Atlantic to be sold into slavery. In the introduction Feelings describes his experiences and the process that led to the creation of these paintings.
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