Nancy Elizabeth Prophet : I will not bend an inch
(Book)
Contributors
Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, 1890-1960, artist.
Blythe, Sarah Ganz, editor.
Molon, Dominic, editor.
Solomon, Kajette, editor.
Walters, Kelly, book designer.
Blythe, Sarah Ganz, editor.
Molon, Dominic, editor.
Solomon, Kajette, editor.
Walters, Kelly, book designer.
Published
Providence, RI : Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design ;, 2024.
Status
Courthouse - Adult Nonfiction - NEW
730.92 NANCY
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730.92 NANCY
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Published
Providence, RI : Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design ;, 2024.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 165 pages : color frontispiece, color illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 29 x 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Catalog to accompany the exhibition opening at the RISD Museum, February 17, 2024; followed by engagements at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, and Spelman College Museum of Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia.
General Note
Catalog designed by Kelly Walters, Bright Polka Dot.
Bibliography
Includes bibliography (pages 154-157) and index.
Description
"Exploring the career and legacy of the artist Nancy Elizabeth Prophet, whose sculptural figures embody her uncompromising sovereignty over her work and life. This book offers a nuanced and comprehensive presentation of the life and work of Nancy Elizabeth Prophet (1890-1960), whose figural sculptures in wood, marble, and bronze combined the aesthetic concerns of modernism with the beaux-arts tradition. An artist of African American and Narragansett ancestry, Prophet was the first known woman of color to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design. Though she studied portraiture, she produced a body of evocative sculpture conveying atmosphere and emotion rather than depicting individuals. Through original essays, catalogue entries on Prophet's major works, and an illustrated chronology of her remarkable life, this book reframes Prophet's powerful work and legacy. Contributors trace the artist's transatlantic career, from Parisian ateliers to Spelman College, and consider topics such as the art institutions Prophet navigated, the stylistic connections between her figurative sculpture and the work of her modernist contemporaries, her Afro-Indigenous heritage, and how she resisted predetermined conceptions of her cultural identity. Demonstrating how Prophet continues to inspire a new generation of artists and viewers today, contemporary artist Simone Leigh assesses her shared practice with Prophet, who offers a model of fearless devotion to her work. Published in association with the RISD Museum." -- Amazon
Subjects
LC Subjects
African American artists -- 20th century -- Biography.
African American artists -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
African American sculptors -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Biographies.
Exhibition catalogs.
Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, -- 1890-1960 -- Exhibitions.
Women sculptors -- United States -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
African American artists -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
African American sculptors -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
Biographies.
Exhibition catalogs.
Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, -- 1890-1960 -- Exhibitions.
Women sculptors -- United States -- 20th century -- Exhibitions.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Prophet, N. E., Blythe, S. G., Molon, D., Solomon, K., & Walters, K. (2024). Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I will not bend an inch . Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design ;.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nancy Elizabeth Prophet et al.. 2024. Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch. Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Nancy Elizabeth Prophet et al.. Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 2024.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Prophet, Nancy Elizabeth, et al. Nancy Elizabeth Prophet: I Will Not Bend an Inch Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design ;, 2024.
Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.
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