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Miami art prof writes book on African-American artists
Miami University professor and chair of the art department, dele jegede, has recently published “Encyclopedia of African American Artists: Artists of the American Mosaic” with Greenwood Press (Westport, Conn., 2009).
The book is about the work, life and times of key African and African American artists, with an emphasis on the extent to which their work represents a visual text of the times in which they live and the significance of culture on their expressive output. It is the first major work that brings together a mosaic of artists from the Black Diaspora who have lived and worked, or continue to do so, in the United States.
The book includes entries on 66 individuals with eight pages of color plates and black and white images throughout. From traditional media of painting and artists such as Horace Pippin and Faith Ringgold, to photography of Gordon Parks, to new media of Sam Gilliam and installation art of Martin Puryear, the African American experience is reflected across generations and works. Other artists include: Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Okwui Enwezor, Aminah Brenda Robinson, Wangechi Mutu, Kara Walker and Melvin Edwards.
jegede has taught in diverse environments and served in academic, professional and leadership capacities locally and internationally. He joined Miami’s faculty in 2005. He earned a doctorate in art history at Indiana University, Bloomington and obtained his first degree in fine art from the Ahmadu Bello University, Nigeria.
He was a Fulbright Scholar at Spelman College in 1987; director of the Center for Cultural Studies, University of Lagos, 1989-1992; president, Society of Nigerian Artists, 1989-1992; senior post-doctoral fellow at the National Museum of African Art, the Smithsonian Institution, 1995; president, Arts Council of the African Studies Association (ACASA), 1996-1998; and professor and chair, department of art, Indiana State University, 2002-2005.
As an art historian, jegede’s research is concerned with the contemporary and popular arts of Africa. As a painter, he draws on iconic elements in African and Western cultures. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions.
He has published extensively in his field and curated major shows, including “Women to Women: Weaving Cultures, Shaping History,” Terre Haute, 2000 and “Contemporary African Art: Five Artists, Diverse Trends,” Indianapolis Museum of Art, 2000.
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