Barrett, Terry.
Criticizing Art, Understanding the Contemporary
. Mountain View, CA: Mayfield Publishing Company, 1994. Demystifies contemporary art and art history through principals of art criticism, it provides a framework for describing, interpreting, evaluating and theorizing about contemporary art. Many examples from the writing of Lucy Lippard, feminist and multi-cultural art critic.
Bogle, Donald.
Toms, Coons, Mulattoes, Mammies and Bucks
. New York: Bantam Books, 1973. Comprehensive text on black images and stereotypes in American film.
Clothier, Peter.
Betye Saar
. Los Angeles: The Museum of Contemporary Art. 1984. Catalogue for two-part exhibition:
Selected Assemblages
and
Oasis
illustrated with remarks by the artist, “The Liberation of Aunt Jemima” is included.
Consortium of National Arts Education.
National Standards for Arts Education, What Every Young American Should Know and Be Able to Do in the Arts
. Music Educators National Conference, 1806 Robert Fulton Drive, Reston, VA, 1994. Contains the National Standards for Visual Arts, as well as Dance, Theater and Music.
Goings, Kenneth W.
Mammy and Uncle Mose; Black Collectibles and American Stereotyping
. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1994. African American history told through collectibles, comprehensive, illustrated text on Aunt Jemima and mammy collectibles.
Goldberg, David. “Images of the Other: Cinema and Stereotypes.” in
Race and Representation: Art/Film/Video
. Berger, Maurice and Johnetta Cole, Project Co-Directors. New York: Hunter College Art Gallery, 1987. Exhibition catalogue with essays.
Gouma-Peterson, Thalia. “Modern Dilemma Tales; Faith Ringgold’s Story Quilts” in
Faith Ringgold, A 25 Year Survey
. Hempstead, New York: The Museum, 1990. Essay from exhibition catalogue with description of “Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima?”
Guerrero, Ed.
Framing Blackness, The African-American Image in Film
. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1993. History of black image in American film.
Hardy, James Earl.
Spike Lee, Filmmaker
. New York: Chelsea House Publishers, 1996. Written for the adolescent reader, the book describes the life and work of the African American filmmaker. It includes photographs, further reading and a brief summary of African American filmmaking.
Johnson, Ken. “Colescott on Black and White.” Art in America. June, 1989. Reinterpretations of Western art icons and beyond.
Karmel, Pepe. “Art in Review, Gary Simmons.”
New York Times
. 22 Mar 1996, C 27. Review of Simmons exhibit, “he has revived the racist figures of old cartoons only to ‘deconstruct’ them by smudging their outlines with erasers.”
Kern-Foxworth, Marilyn.
Prisoners of Image; Ethnic and Gender Stereotypes
. New York: The Museum, 1989. Exhibition catalogue.
Lee, Spike.
Five for Five: The Films of Spike Lee
. New York: Stewart, Tabori and Chang., 1991. Spike Lee and five writers discuss Lee’s first five films:
She’s Gotta Have It
,
School Daze
,
Do the Right Thing
,
Mo’ Better Blues
and
Jungle Fever
.
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Gotta Have It.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. Screenplay, journal and production notes for the movie.
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Mo’ Better Blues
. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1990. Storyboards, photographs, thoughts and feeling about the movie.
Lippard, Lucy.
Mixed Blessings, New Art in a Multicultural America
. New York: Pantheon Books, 1990. Multicultural (Native American, African American, Asian American and Latino) examination of American art-exile, identity, stereotype, reclaiming history and memory.
Loveridge, Clare E. “Poster-Pizzazz.”
School Arts
. March 1994, 22-3. Article in teacher journal on poster making.
Maslin, Janet. “A Tender Domestic Drama From, No Joke, Spike Lee.” New York Times. 13 May 1994. Review of
Crooklyn
.
Mittler, Gene and Rosalind Ragans.
Exploring Art
. Lake Forest, IL: Glencoe, Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1992. Art textbook specifically for middle school students with excellent chapter on Graphic Arts which includes poster making and a lesson on film history.
Ruopp, Amy. “Narrative Drawing, A Study in Personal Histories.” SchoolArts April, 1996. A lesson for middle school students based on the art of Faith Ringgold.
Vogel, Carol. “A Painter is Chosen for Biennale.”
New York Times
. 17 June 1996, C14. Article on the selection of Robert Colescott for the Venice Biennale.