General Art

...a beautifully illustrated hardcover book... Inside you'll find the story of Basquiat's life relayed in a quick-to-read, visually dazzling fashion. - Forbes.com Cool, talented, and transgressive, Jean-Michel Basquiat's life is just as fascinating as...

The first publication to examine the symbolic importance of ancient Egypt to Black artists and other cultural figures, from the nineteenth century through the Harlem Renaissance to the present Beginning in the late nineteenth century, Black Americans...

A monumental collection by one of America's greatest authors of children's literature -- and the launch of a new imprint, ReLIT, that republishes lost classics for a modern readership! Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002) was not only one of the most...

Artistic perspectives on the connections between water and nation, sovereignty and ecology Neither the metaphorical birth of a nation nor its actual violent formation is a one-time event. It is a process. A process of erasing, naming, and unnaming...

Portrayals of James Baldwin and others in his circle highlight the iconic writer's activismThe American writer and activist James Baldwin (1924-87) considered himself a "witness" as he challenged perspectives on America and its history through his work...

The introduction and definitive guide to the work of celebrated folk artist Yvonne Wells, whose vibrant, innovative story quilts address an array of historic, cultural, and religious themesThe Story Quilts of Yvonne Wells is an introduction and...

New paintings from Wiley that examine how nature is depicted and symbolized in Japanese artThis striking volume presents a new body of work by American painter Kehinde Wiley, who is best known for his vibrant portraiture of Black people that subverts the...

A book highlighting the work of pioneering Black printmaker, sculptor, and activist Elizabeth Catlett. Accomplished printmaker and sculptor, avowed feminist, and lifelong activist Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) built a remarkable career around...

Updated documentation of The Theater of Refusal on the exhibition's 30th anniversaryIn 1993, at the University of California, Irvine, Charles Gaines and Catherine Lord mounted a category-breaking exhibition of Black artists from different generations,...

The first monograph dedicated to the life and legacy of an under-recognized artist killed in the September 11 attacksAmerican artist Michael Richards (1963-2001) was born in Brooklyn and raised in Kingston, Jamaica. Integral to a generation of Black...

Referencing everything from Erykah Badu to ancient Egyptian deities, Jamea Richmond-Edwards creates a brilliant multimedia panorama of Black historyDetroit-based artist Jamea Richmond-Edwards (born 1982) creates work in dialogue with Afrofuturism,...

Both personal and universal, Harris' multimedia works weave together legacies of family dynamics, racial discrimination and queer historiesGathering photographs and installations from both his celebrated and lesser-known series, Our First and Last Love...

The multimedia artist's first-ever thorough monograph, teeming with cosmograms, numerals and other relics This volume is the first comprehensive monograph on the work of Ouattara Watts (born 1957). Over the course of nearly four decades, the...

A dynamic, personal, and poignant collection of over 90 works from Eric Key's extensive collection of art by American artists of African descent, spanning the Harlem Renaissance to the twenty-first century.Since he started collecting in the 1990s, Eric...

This visually striking book is the first to explore the oeuvre of the celebrated multidisciplinary Nigerian artist, and its themes of identity, globalization, migration, cultural heritage, and African postcolonial identities. From his birth in a rural...

A richly illustrated guide to the somatic, conversational practice of the underrecognized artist duoIn the 1970s, a group of Black artists gathered together in David Hammond's Los Angeles dancehall-turned-studio, forging the loose artist collective...