In this Book
- A Life on Paper: The Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers
- Book
- 2006
- Published by: University of North Texas Press
summary
John Thomas Biggers (1924–2001) was a major African American artist who inspired countless others through his teaching, murals, paintings, and drawings. After receiving conventional art training at Hampton Institute and Pennsylvania State, he had his personal and artistic breakthrough in 1957 when he spent six months in the newly independent country of Ghana. From this time forward, he integrated African abstract elements with his rural Southern images to create a personal iconography. His new approach made him famous, as his personal discovery of African heritage fit in well with the growing U.S. civil rights movement. He is best known for his murals at Hampton University, Winston-Salem University, and Texas Southern, but the drawings and lithographs that lie behind the murals have received scant attention—until now. Theisen interviewed Dr. Biggers during the last thirteen years of his life, and was welcomed into his studio innumerable times. Together, they selected representative works for this volume, some of which have not been previously published for a general audience. After his death in 2001, his widow continued to work closely with Theisen, resulting in a book that is intimate and informative for both the scholar and the student.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- CHAPTER ONE: An Introduction
- pp. 1-6
- CHAPTER SIX: Mature Years, 1984–2001
- pp. 100-141
- Bibliography
- pp. 139-140
Additional Information
ISBN
9781574413946
Related ISBN(s)
9781574412208
MARC Record
OCLC
666902484
Pages
160
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No