Clarence Major and His Art: Portraits of an African American Postmodernist
Editorial Reviews Book Description Poet, novelist, essayist, editor, anthologist, lexicographer, and painter, Clarence Major is one of the most challenging, prolific, yet underappreciated contemporary African American artists. This collection combines poetry, prose, and art by Major with critical essays by leading scholars that showcase Major's aesthetic movement across literary, cultural, and political boundaries and illuminate the complex relationship between the artist's writing and painting.
Although Major's artistic vision is grounded in the historical experiences of black and Native American peoples, he boldly experiments with crossing boundaries of all types. His use of different narrative voices is evidence of what editor Bernard Bell calls Major's "double consciousness" as an African American artist.
This collection highlights the breadth of Major's work, his transformation into a postmodern artist, and the hybrid voices of his literary and visual productions. By presenting Major's poetry, novels, and paintings alongside critical interpretations of these works, this book makes possible a long-overdue examination of a multitalented artist. About the Author Bernard W. Bell is professor of American and African American literatures in the Department of English at Pennsylvania State University. He is author, editor, or coeditor of seven previous books, including The Afro-American Novel and Its Tradition and Call and Response: The Riverside Anthology of African American Literary Tradition.
Clarence Major and His Art: Portraits of an African American Postmodernist,Clarence Major,Bernard W. Bell,University of North Carolina Press,0807825867,Art,Art & Art Instruction,Black Art,Criticism and interpretation,Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - General,History - Modern (Late 19th Century to 1945),Individual Artist,Individual Painters - Contemporary,Major, Clarence,Postmodernism,Techniques - Painting,United States
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