{"id":9037,"date":"2024-02-14T09:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T14:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//?p=9037"},"modified":"2025-08-14T14:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T18:30:10","slug":"february-2024-black-history-month-art-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//2024/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//02/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//14/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//february-2024-black-history-month-art-history/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//","title":{"rendered":"February 2024: Black History Month (Art History)/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Header&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E71939&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_4,3_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;82%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;82%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;5px||5px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp-content/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//uploads/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//sites/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//127/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//2024/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//09/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//QCL1-logo1-white.png&#8221; alt=&#8221;ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library Logo&#8221; title_text=&#8221;ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library Logo&#8221; url=&#8221;https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;QCL Logo&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;150px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_image][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_column][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_row][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=&#8221;https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp-content/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//uploads/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//sites/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//127/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//2025/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//02/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cropped-2024-09-10_Rosenthal_Library-08-scaled-3.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;Benjamin S. 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Rosenthal Library&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;QCL Banner Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_fullwidth_image][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Content Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px|||||&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; width=&#8221;99.8%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_title author=&#8221;off&#8221; comments=&#8221;off&#8221; featured_image=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; dbdb_show_tags=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Byline&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><strong>By: Gianna Fraccalvieri, QCL Information Assistant</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//strong></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>[/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Main Content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p>Please join us in honoring Black History Month this February by viewing a selection of books celebrating the lives and work of various Black American artists, displayed on the main level of the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library (Rosenthal, 3rd floor). Curated by Amanda Lea Perez, our Substitute Visual &amp; Performing Arts-Art Librarian, this cultural awareness collection seeks to emphasize the diverse history and ongoing influence of Black American artists in the world of visual and performing arts.</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:post-content --></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- wp:image {/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"align/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"right/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"id/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":9038,/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"width/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"267px/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"height/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"auto/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"sizeSlug/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"full/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"linkDestination/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"media/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"} --></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<figure class=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp-content/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//uploads/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//2024/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//02/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//featureimg_blackhistoryexhibit.jpg/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><img decoding=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"async/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" class=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"wp-image-9038 lazyload/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" style=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"width: 267px;height: auto/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" data-src=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp-content/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//uploads/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//2024/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//02/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//featureimg_blackhistoryexhibit.jpg/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" alt=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"Black Art History Exhibit/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" src=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"data:image/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//figure>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:image --></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Some of the featured artists include <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.karawalkerstudio.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Kara Walker</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a>, famous for her silhouetted figures among other multimedia works of art; <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.basquiat.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Jean-Michel Basquiat,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> known for his neo-expressionist drawings, paintings, and graffiti street art; <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.faithringgold.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Faith Ringgold,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> renowned for her multimedia sculptures, performance art, paintings, and art education; and <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.moma.org/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//artists/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//37145/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">William Pope.L,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> remembered for his /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201cinterventionist public art,/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201d performances, and much more. Other Black American artists including <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//lsimpsonstudio.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//bio/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Lorna Simpson</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a>, <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.theastergates.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//about/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Theaster Gates</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a>, and <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.moma.org/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//artists/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//6339/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Charles White</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> are highlighted in this selection, as well as scholarly sources analyzing the lasting impact these individuals had on the arts in the United States and beyond.</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:paragraph --></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- wp:paragraph -->Seeking to /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201cimprove the representation of Contemporary Black artists in the QC collection,/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201d Amanda has recently ordered more books that will soon be available to browse in the <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//art/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Art Collection</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> (Rosenthal, 6th floor). Some of these new acquisitions include <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//permalink/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//01CUNY_QC/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//347ek8/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//alma9994545276206137/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><em>Amy Sherald: The World We Make,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//permalink/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//01CUNY_QC/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//347ek8/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//alma9994545980506137/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><em>Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a><em> and </library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em><a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//permalink/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//01CUNY_QC/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//347ek8/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//alma9994545276406137/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><em>Simone Leigh,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> among others. To further explore your interests, please browse the print books on display, use <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//discovery/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//search?vid=01CUNY_QC:CUNY_QC&amp;lang=en/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">OneSearch</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> to find related e-books and academic articles, meet with a research librarian in the Research Office (Rm. 344) and, of course, visit Amanda in the <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//art/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Art Collection</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a>!</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:paragraph --></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"align/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"center/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"} --></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p class=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"has-text-align-center/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><em>Display curated by Amanda Lea Perez, Substitute Visual &amp; Performing Arts-Art Librarian /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0<em>Blog post written by Gianna Fraccalvieri, Information Assistant</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>[/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_text][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_column_inner][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_post_nav _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||25px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_post_nav][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_column_inner][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_row_inner][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-30px|-10px|||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|0px||||&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;none&#8221; border_style_right=&#8221;none&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_sidebar][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_column][/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please join us in honoring Black History Month this February by viewing a selection of books celebrating the lives and work of various Black American artists, displayed on the main level of the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library (Rosenthal, 3rd floor). Curated by Amanda Lea Perez, our Substitute Visual &amp; Performing Arts-Art Librarian, this cultural awareness collection seeks to emphasize the diverse history and ongoing influence of Black American artists in the world of visual and performing arts./library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":9038,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p><strong>by: Gianna Fraccalvieri, QCL Information Assistant</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//strong></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p>Please join us in honoring Black History Month this February by viewing a selection of books celebrating the lives and work of various Black American artists, displayed on the main level of the ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library (Rosenthal, 3rd floor). Curated by Amanda Lea Perez, our Substitute Visual & Performing Arts-Art Librarian, this cultural awareness collection seeks to emphasize the diverse history and ongoing influence of Black American artists in the world of visual and performing arts./library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:image {/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"align/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"right/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"id/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":9038,/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"width/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"267px/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"height/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"auto/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"sizeSlug/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"full/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/",/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"linkDestination/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/":/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"media/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"} -->/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<figure class=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp-content/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//uploads/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//2024/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//02/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//featureimg_blackhistoryexhibit.jpg/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><img class=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"wp-image-9038/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" style=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"width: 267px; height: auto;/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" src=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp-content/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//uploads/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//2024/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//02/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//featureimg_blackhistoryexhibit.jpg/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" alt=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"Black Art History Exhibit/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//figure>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:image --><!-- wp:paragraph -->/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p>Some of the featured artists include <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.karawalkerstudio.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Kara Walker</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a>, famous for her silhouetted figures among other multimedia works of art; <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.basquiat.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Jean-Michel Basquiat,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> known for his neo-expressionist drawings, paintings, and graffiti street art; <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.faithringgold.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Faith Ringgold,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> renowned for her multimedia sculptures, performance art, paintings, and art education; and <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.moma.org/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//artists/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//37145/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">William Pope.L,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> remembered for his /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201cinterventionist public art,/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201d performances, and much more. Other Black American artists including <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//lsimpsonstudio.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//bio/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Lorna Simpson</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a>, <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.theastergates.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//about/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Theaster Gates</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a>, and <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//www.moma.org/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//artists/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//6339/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Charles White</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> are highlighted in this selection, as well as scholarly sources analyzing the lasting impact these individuals had on the arts in the United States and beyond./library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u00a0</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//p>/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<!-- /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/r/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/n<p>Seeking to /library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201cimprove the representation of Contemporary Black artists in the QC collection,/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/u201d Amanda has recently ordered more books that will soon be available to browse in the <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//library.qc.cuny.edu/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//art/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">Art Collection</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> (Rosenthal, 6th floor). Some of these new acquisitions include <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//permalink/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//01CUNY_QC/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//347ek8/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//alma9994545276206137/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><em>Amy Sherald: The World We Make,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//permalink/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//01CUNY_QC/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//347ek8/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//alma9994545980506137/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><em>Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a><em> and </library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em><a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//permalink/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//01CUNY_QC/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//347ek8/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//alma9994545276406137/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"><em>Simone Leigh,</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//em></library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> among others. To further explore your interests, please browse the print books on display, use <a href=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"https:/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037///library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//cuny-qc.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//discovery/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//search?vid=01CUNY_QC:CUNY_QC&lang=en/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" target=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"_blank/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/" rel=/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/"noreferrer noopener/library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037/">OneSearch</library/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/9037//a> to find related e-books and academic articles, meet with a research librarian in the Research Office (Rm. 344) and, of course, visit Amanda in the <a 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