{"id":9037,"date":"2024-02-14T09:56:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T14:56:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.qc.cuny.edu\/?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:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/2024\/02\/14\/february-2024-black-history-month-art-history\/","title":{"rendered":"February 2024: Black History Month (Art History)\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”Header” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#E71939″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px|true|true” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_4,3_4″ use_custom_gutter=”on” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”82%” max_width=”82%” custom_padding=”5px||5px||true|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”1_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2024\/09\/QCL1-logo1-white.png” alt=”ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library Logo” title_text=”ºì¶¹ÊÓƵ Library Logo” url=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/” admin_label=”QCL Logo” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”150px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”Header Image” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_image src=”https:\/\/www.qc.cuny.edu\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/127\/2025\/02\/cropped-2024-09-10_Rosenthal_Library-08-scaled-3.jpg” alt=”Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library” title_text=”Benjamin S. Rosenthal Library” admin_label=”QCL Banner Image” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_image][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ specialty=”on” admin_label=”Content Area” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”50px|||||” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”3_4″ specialty_columns=”3″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” width=”99.8%” custom_padding=”20px|20px|20px|20px|true|true” box_shadow_style=”preset2″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=”3_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_post_title author=”off” comments=”off” featured_image=”off” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” dbdb_show_tags=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_post_title][et_pb_text admin_label=”Byline” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|600|||||||” text_font_size=”20px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″]

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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.<\/p>\n

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Some of the featured artists include Kara Walker<\/a>, famous for her silhouetted figures among other multimedia works of art; Jean-Michel Basquiat,<\/a> known for his neo-expressionist drawings, paintings, and graffiti street art; Faith Ringgold,<\/a> renowned for her multimedia sculptures, performance art, paintings, and art education; and William Pope.L,<\/a> remembered for his \u201cinterventionist public art,\u201d performances, and much more. Other Black American artists including Lorna Simpson<\/a>, Theaster Gates<\/a>, and Charles White<\/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.<\/p>\n

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Seeking to \u201cimprove the representation of Contemporary Black artists in the QC collection,\u201d Amanda has recently ordered more books that will soon be available to browse in the Art Collection<\/a> (Rosenthal, 6th floor). Some of these new acquisitions include Amy Sherald: The World We Make,<\/em><\/a> Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks,<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Simone Leigh,<\/em><\/a> among others. To further explore your interests, please browse the print books on display, use OneSearch<\/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 Art Collection<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\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":"\r\n

by: Gianna Fraccalvieri, QCL Information Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Some of the featured artists include Kara Walker<\/a>, famous for her silhouetted figures among other multimedia works of art; Jean-Michel Basquiat,<\/a> known for his neo-expressionist drawings, paintings, and graffiti street art; Faith Ringgold,<\/a> renowned for her multimedia sculptures, performance art, paintings, and art education; and William Pope.L,<\/a> remembered for his \u201cinterventionist public art,\u201d performances, and much more. Other Black American artists including Lorna Simpson<\/a>, Theaster Gates<\/a>, and Charles White<\/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.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Seeking to \u201cimprove the representation of Contemporary Black artists in the QC collection,\u201d Amanda has recently ordered more books that will soon be available to browse in the Art Collection<\/a> (Rosenthal, 6th floor). Some of these new acquisitions include Amy Sherald: The World We Make,<\/em><\/a> Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks,<\/em><\/a> and <\/em>Simone Leigh,<\/em><\/a> among others. To further explore your interests, please browse the print books on display, use OneSearch<\/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 Art Collection<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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