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Calo, Mary Ann, 1949-

African American artists and the New Deal art projects : opportunity, access, and community / African American artists and the New Deal art programs Mary Ann Calo ; epilogue by Jacqueline Francis. - 1 online resource (xvi, 187 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Historiography -- Participation -- Advocacy -- Visibility -- Aftermath.

"Examines the involvement of African Americans in the New Deal art programs, shifting emphasis from individual artists toward broader issues informed by the uniqueness of Black experience"--

ISBN: 9780271095738 0271095733

Subjects--Topical Terms:
African American artists--History--20th century.
African American art--20th century.
New Deal art.
Federal aid to the arts--History--United States--20th century.
Art and race.
African American art.
African American artists.
Art and race.
Federal aid to the arts.
New Deal art.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.

LC Class. No.: N6538.B53 / C35 2023eb

Dewey Class. No.: 700.89/96073