How Long to Read African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs

How Long Does it Take to Read African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 43 minutes to read African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs by Mary Ann Calo

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book examines the involvement of African American artists in the New Deal art programs of the 1930s. Emphasizing broader issues informed by the uniqueness of Black experience rather than individual artists’ works, Mary Ann Calo makes the case that the revolutionary vision of these federal art projects is best understood in the context of access to opportunity, mediated by the reality of racial segregation. Focusing primarily on the Federal Art Project (FAP) of the Works Progress Administration (WPA), Calo documents African American artists’ participation in community art centers in Harlem, in St. Louis, and throughout the South. She examines the internal workings of the Harlem Artists’ Guild, the Guild’s activities during the 1930s, and its alliances with other groups, such as the Artists’ Union and the National Negro Congress. Calo also explores African American artists’ representation in the exhibitions sponsored by WPA administrators and the critical reception of their work. In doing so, she elucidates the evolving meanings of the terms race, culture, and community in the interwar era. The book concludes with an essay by Jacqueline Francis on Black artists in the early 1940s, after the end of the FAP program. Presenting essential new archival information and important insights into the experiences of Black New Deal artists, this study expands the factual record and positions the cumulative evidence within the landscape of critical race studies. It will be welcomed by art historians and American studies scholars specializing in early twentieth-century race relations.

How long is African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs?

African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs by Mary Ann Calo is 217 pages long, and a total of 55,769 words.

This makes it 73% the length of the average book. It also has 68% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 4 minutes to read African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs aloud.

What Reading Level is African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs?

African American Artists and the New Deal Art Programs is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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