Public Art Memorials and Atlantic Slavery

<p>In this collection distinguished American and European scholars curators and artists discuss major issues concerning the representation and commemoration of slavery as brought into sharp focus by the 2007 bicentennial of the abolition of the slave trade. Writers consider nineteenth and twentieth century American and European images of African Americans art installations photography literature sculpture exhibitions performances painting film and material culture. This is essential reading for historians cultural critics art-historians educationalists and museologists in America as in Europe and an important contribution to the understanding of the African diaspora race American and British history heritage tourism and transatlantic relations. Contributions include previously unpublished interview material with artists and practitioners and a comprehensive review of the commemorative exhibitions of 2007. Illustrations include images from Louisiana Maryland and Virginia many previously unpublished in black and white which challenge previous understandings of the aesthetics of slave representation.</p><p>This book was published as a special issue of <em>Slavery and Abolition</em>.</p>