Alain Locke and the Visual Arts

by Kobena Mercer

A fresh perspective on the influential critic, offering new ways of understanding the art of the Harlem Renaissance

"Mercer's sumptuously illustrated study . . . succeeds in positioning Locke as an important philosophical voice in the 'not yet finalized story of Afro-modern art and culture.'"--Douglas Field, Times Literary Supplement

Alain Locke (1885-1954), leading theorist of the Harlem Renaissance, maintained a lifelong...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300247265
• ISBN13: 9780300247268
• Release Date: September 2022
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 10.3"