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Race and transatlantic identities edited by Elizabeth T. Kenney, Sirpa Salenius and Whitney Womack Smith

Editor:
Kenney, Elizabeth T  Search this
Salenius, Sirpa  Search this
Womack Smith, Whitney  Search this
Physical description:
x, 155 pages 25 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Europe
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2018
Topic:
Race awareness--History  Search this
Ethnic attitudes--History  Search this
Identity politics--History  Search this
Conscience de race--Histoire  Search this
Attitudes ethniques--Histoire  Search this
Politique identitaire--Histoire  Search this
Ethnic attitudes  Search this
Identity politics  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159307

American poison how racial hostility destroyed our promise Eduardo Porter

Title:
How racial hostility destroyed our promise
Author:
Porter, Eduardo  Search this
Physical description:
258 pages 22 cm
Type:
Books
Creative nonfiction
History
Essais fictionnels
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2020
Topic:
Racism--History  Search this
Race awareness--History  Search this
Racisme--Histoire  Search this
Conscience de race--Histoire  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination  Search this
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Racism  Search this
Relations raciales  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1159487

"Look up Latinas" satiricial artwork from Heresies magazine

Creator:
Fusco, Coco  Search this
Type:
Printed Materials
Date:
1993
Citation:
Coco Fusco. "Look up Latinas" satiricial artwork from Heresies magazine, 1993. Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material on Chicano art, 1965-2004. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Hispanic American women artists  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA)8329
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Tomás Ybarra-Frausto research material on Chicano art, 1965-2004
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_item_8329
Online Media:

Mixed race students in college the ecology of race, identity, and community on campus Kristen A. Renn

Author:
Renn, Kristen A  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 292 pages 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Schwärze
USA
Weiße
Date:
2004
Topic:
College environment  Search this
College students--Attitudes  Search this
Education, Higher--Social aspects  Search this
Educational surveys  Search this
Mixed descent  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Racially mixed people  Search this
Conscience de race  Search this
Éducation--Enquêtes  Search this
Enseignement supérieur--Aspect social  Search this
Étudiants--Attitudes  Search this
Métis  Search this
Milieu universitaire  Search this
Mulâtres  Search this
College  Search this
Collegestudent  Search this
Collegestudentin  Search this
Ethnische Identität  Search this
Indians of North America--Mixed descent  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Rassendiskriminierung  Search this
Relations raciales  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_775523

Black, Brown + Latinx design educators conversations on design and race Kelly Walters

Title:
Black, Brown plus Latinx design educators
Black, Brown and Latinx design educators
Black, Brown & Latinx design educators
Interviewer:
Walters, Kelly  Search this
Physical description:
1 online resource (175 pages) illustrations (chiefly color)
Type:
Interviews
Entretiens
Electronic books
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2021
Topic:
Race awareness in art  Search this
Arts and society  Search this
Design--Social aspects  Search this
Communication in design  Search this
College teachers  Search this
Minority college teachers  Search this
Graphic artists  Search this
Minority artists  Search this
Conscience de race dans l'art  Search this
Arts et société  Search this
Design--Aspect social  Search this
Communication en design  Search this
Artistes issus des minorités  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1156491

James W. Washington, Jr. papers

Creator:
Washington, James W., 1911-2000  Search this
Names:
Artists Equity Association  Search this
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Seattle, Wash.)  Search this
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)  Search this
Callahan, Kenneth, 1905-1986  Search this
Hauberg, Anne Gould  Search this
Huetter, Cindy  Search this
Laigo, Val M., 1930-1992  Search this
Tobey, Mark  Search this
Tsutakawa, George  Search this
Extent:
2.3 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Interviews
Photographs
Transcripts
Date:
1938-1989
Summary:
The papers of artist James W. Washington, Jr. measure 2.3 linear feet and date from 1938 to 1989. The collection includes biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional records, material related to the Artists Equity Association, printed material, and photographic material.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of artist James W. Washington, Jr. measure 2.3 linear feet and date from 1938 to 1989. The collection includes biographical material, correspondence, writings, professional records, material related to the Artists Equity Association, printed material, and photographic material.

Biographical material includes resumes, a short biographical sketch, and the transcript of an interview conducted by Cindy Huetter.

Correspondence makes up the bulk of this collection and consists of letters to Washington from family and friends expressing admiration for his work, writings, and lectures. Also documented is his involvement in organizations including the Pacific Arts Center, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Correspondents include Kenneth Callahan, Anne Gould Hauberg, Val M. Laigo, and George Tsutakawa. This series also includes a file of correspondence related to Washington's articles for the Seattle Post Intelligencer.

Writings include articles for Zionews, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church newsletter; the Seattle Post Intelligencer; and the Puget Sounding related to Washington's artwork; his thoughts on race; his teacher, Mark Tobey; and his strong religious beliefs. Also included are an unidentified editorial and assorted notes.

Professional records include material related to committees and professional groups, financial records, materials related to commissions and sculptures, materials related to Mark Tobey works loaned for exhibition, teaching files, and legal files.

Artists Equity Association files consist of correspondence, membership information, constitution and by-laws, reports and meeting minutes, proposals, newsletters, and clippings.

Printed material includes exhibition announcements, exhibition catalogs, newsletters and bulletins, magazine and newspaper clippings, programs, and religious material.

Photographic material consists of photographs of artwork, photographs of Washington with his work, and one oversized portrait of Washington.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged in seven series.

Series 1: Biographical Material, circa 1970-1989 (Box 1; 2 folders)

Series 2: Correspondence, 1938-1988 (Boxes 1-2; 1.4 linear feet)

Series 3: Writings, 1958-circa 1986 (Box 2; 0.2 linear feet)

Series 4: Professional Records, 1950-1983 (Box 2; 7 folders)

Series 5: Artists Equity Association Files, 1948-1963 (Box 2; 0.3 linear feet)

Series 6: Printed Material, 1946-1989 (Boxes 2-3; 0.3 linear feet, OV 4)

Series 7: Photographic Material, 1951, 1964-1969, 1980s (Box 3; 2 folders, OV 4)
Biographical / Historical:
James W. Washington, Jr. (1909-2000) was an African American painter and sculptor prominent in the Seattle, Washington art community. Religion was an important part of his life and he considered his art to be a spiritual undertaking. In addition to being active in his church community, he was a member of the Artists Equity Association, serving as the Seattle Chapter secretary from 1950 to 1960, and then as the president from 1960 to 1962. In 1990 the City of Seattle's Historic Landmark and Preservation Board designated Washington's home and studio at 1816 26th Avenue a cultural landmark.
Related Materials:
Also found in the Archives of American Art are two oral history interviews with James W. Washington, Jr., one conducted by Dorothy Bestor, October 13, 1965, the other by Paul Karlstrom, June 29, 1987.
Provenance:
The James W. Washington, Jr. papers were donated to the Archives of American Art by James. W. Washington, Jr. in two accessions in 1984 and 1989.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center.
Occupation:
Painters -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this
Sculptors -- Washington (State) -- Seattle  Search this
Topic:
Race awareness  Search this
African American artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African American sculptors  Search this
Racial identity  Search this
Genre/Form:
Interviews
Photographs
Transcripts
Citation:
James W. Washington, Jr. papers, 1938-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
AAA.washjame
See more items in:
James W. Washington, Jr. papers
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9d05b7e25-11eb-4e13-99e9-e4fd476e0f36
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-aaa-washjame

James W. Washington, Jr. papers, 1938-1989

Creator:
Washington, James W. (James Winston), 1911-2000  Search this
Subject:
Callahan, Kenneth  Search this
Huetter, Cindy  Search this
Hauberg, Anne Gould  Search this
Laigo, Val M.  Search this
Tobey, Mark  Search this
Tsutakawa, George  Search this
Artists Equity Association  Search this
Mount Zion Baptist Church (Seattle, Wash.)  Search this
Scottish Rite (Masonic order)  Search this
Type:
Interviews
Photographs
Transcripts
Citation:
James W. Washington, Jr. papers, 1938-1989. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Topic:
Race awareness  Search this
African American artists  Search this
African American painters  Search this
African American sculptors  Search this
Racial identity  Search this
Theme:
African American  Search this
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)10790
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)214444
AAA_collcode_washjame
Theme:
African American
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_214444
Online Media:

Saturation race, art, and the circulation of value edited by C. Riley Snorton and Hentyle Yapp

Editor:
Snorton, C. Riley  Search this
Yapp, Hentyle 1980-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 391 pages illustrations (some color) 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2020
Topic:
Art and race  Search this
Art and society  Search this
Art et race  Search this
Art et société  Search this
Race awareness in art  Search this
Racism in art  Search this
Gender identity in art  Search this
Sexism in art  Search this
Art--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1148000

Whiteness, a wayward construction / Tyler Stallings ; with essays by Ken Gonzales-Day, Amelia Jones, David R. Roediger

Author:
Stallings, Tyler  Search this
Gonzales-Day, Ken  Search this
Jones, Amelia  Search this
Roediger, David R  Search this
Laguna Art Museum (Laguna Beach, Calif.)  Search this
Fellows of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles, Calif.)  Search this
Physical description:
151 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
2003
C2003
Topic:
Stereotypes (Social psychology) in art  Search this
White people in art  Search this
Race awareness in art  Search this
Racism in art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_707434

Epic encounters : first contact imagery in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American art / by Katherine Lynn Elliott

Title:
First contact imagery in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American art
Author:
Elliott, Katherine Lynn  Search this
Subject:
Weir, Robert Walter 1803-1889 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Catlin, George 1796-1872 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Moran, Thomas 1837-1926 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Bierstadt, Albert 1830-1902 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Russell, Charles M (Charles Marion) 1864-1926 Criticism and interpretation  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 299 p. : col. ill
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2009
Topic:
Indians of North America--First contact with other peoples--In art  Search this
Race awareness in art  Search this
Art and race  Search this
Ethnopsychology  Search this
Cultural relativism  Search this
Call number:
E98.F39 E44 2009a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_964441

Race in the 21st century : ethnographic approaches / John Hartigan, Jr

Title:
Race in the twenty-first century
Author:
Hartigan, John 1964-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 226 p. ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2010
Topic:
Race--Social aspects  Search this
Ethnology  Search this
Ethnopsychology  Search this
Human population genetics  Search this
Black people--Race identity  Search this
White people--Race identity  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Race discrimination  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_971163

Growing up Jim Crow : how Black and White southern children learned race / Jennifer Ritterhouse

Author:
Ritterhouse, Jennifer Lynn  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 306 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Southern States
Date:
2006
C2006
20th century
Topic:
African Americans--Segregation--History  Search this
Race awareness in children--History  Search this
African American children--Social conditions  Search this
Children, White--Social conditions  Search this
African Americans--Race identity--History  Search this
White people--Race identity--History  Search this
Etiquette--Psychological aspects--History  Search this
Race relations  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_984177

Zoo Renewal: White Flight and the Animal Ghetto

Author:
Uddin, Lisa  Search this
Subject:
National Zoological Park (U.S.)  Search this
San Diego Zoological Park  Search this
Edition:
First Edition
Physical description:
Number of pages: 289; Page numbers: 1-277
Place:
Washington (D.C.)
San Diego (Calif.)
Date:
2015
Topic:
Urban policy  Search this
Urban renewal  Search this
Design  Search this
Zoo visitors  Search this
Zoo exhibits  Search this
Zoos  Search this
Mohini Rewa (Tiger)  Search this
Racism  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Publisher:
Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota Press
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sic_14379

The role of 'Negroid but detribalized' people in modern Sudanese history Yoshiko Kurita

Author:
Kurita, Yoshiko 1960-  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Sudan
Date:
2003
1899-1956
Topic:
Race awareness  Search this
Black people  Search this
Ethnohistory  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
DT371 .N5
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1000807

European perceptions of blackness as reflected in the visual arts / Joaneath Spicer

Author:
Spicer, Joaneath A (Joaneath Ann)  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Europe
Date:
2012
Topic:
Black people--Public opinion  Search this
Black people in European art  Search this
Race awareness--History  Search this
Call number:
N8232 .R48 2012
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1013565

Case studies in Mexican racial identities / Chege J. Githiora

Author:
Githiora, Chege J  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Mexico
Date:
2008
Topic:
Race awareness  Search this
Black people--Race identity  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Terminology  Search this
Call number:
F1392.B55 G58 2008
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1033344

Afro-Mexican identities : language, discourse, and shifting representations(s) / Chege J. Githiora

Author:
Githiora, Chege J  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Mexico
Date:
2008
Topic:
Race awareness  Search this
Racism in popular culture  Search this
Black people in popular culture  Search this
Call number:
F1392.B55 G58 2008
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1033345

Visual culture and the occupation of the Rhineland / Vera Ingrid Grant

Author:
Grant, Vera Ingrid  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
Germany
Date:
2014
Topic:
Black people in art  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Racism  Search this
Call number:
N8232 .I46 2010
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1034822

Introduction : [many hearts of whiteness]

Author:
Van der Watt, Liese  Search this
Smithsonian Libraries African Art Index Project DSI  Search this
Type:
Articles
Place:
South Africa
Date:
2003
Topic:
White people in popular culture  Search this
White people  Search this
Race awareness  Search this
Call number:
N7392.2 .V36 2003a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_770473

White : whiteness and race in contemporary art / Maurice Berger ; with contributions by Wendy Ewald, David Roediger, Patricia J. Williams

Title:
Whiteness and race in contemporary art
Author:
Berger, Maurice 1956-  Search this
Ewald, Wendy  Search this
Roediger, David R  Search this
Williams, Patricia J. 1951-  Search this
University of Maryland, Baltimore County Center for Art and Visual Culture  Search this
International Center of Photography  Search this
Physical description:
117 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
2004
20th century
21st century
Topic:
Art and race  Search this
Race awareness in art  Search this
Racism in art  Search this
White people--Race identity  Search this
Art, Modern--Themes, motives  Search this
Call number:
N5303 .B47 2004
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_772240

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