Rising up : Hale Woodruff's murals at Talladega College /
Author / Creator: | Heydt, Stephanie Mayer. |
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Imprint: | Atlanta : High Museum of Art, 2012. |
Description: | 155 pages : illustrations ; 27 x 32 cm |
Language: | English |
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Format: | Print Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8861619 |
Summary: | In 1938 Hale Woodruff (1900-1980) accepted a commission to paint a series of murals for Talladega College, one of the nation's first colleges established for blacks after the Civil War. Installed in the institution's newly constructed library, the six murals portray noteworthy events in the rise of blacks in America from slavery to freedom. Today they stand out as provocative and relevant symbols of the centuries-long struggle for civil and human rights. Essays consider the development of the murals, their presence and significance at Talladega College, and Woodruff's impact on American mural painting in the years surrounding the Talladega project. An illustrated essay details all phases of the murals' conservation. Illustrated works span Woodruff's career and include oil studies; support materials such as prints, drawings, and photographs; and mural cycles he made in Mexico while studying with Diego Rivera. |
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Item Description: | Published on the occasion of the exhibition Rising Up: Hale Woodruff's Murals at Talladega College, held June 9-September 2, 2012, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and at six other institutions at later dates. |
Physical Description: | 155 pages : illustrations ; 27 x 32 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (page 146). |
ISBN: | 9781932543469 1932543465 |