Research Catalog

Details

Additional authors

1. Chassman, Gary Miles, 1940-
2. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change
3. Smithsonian Institution
4. Smithsonian Institution. Traveling Exhibition Service

Description

1. 223 p. : ill.; 31 cm.

Summary

1. "In the Spirit of Martin, the companion publication to the Smithsonian Institution major traveling exhibition of the same name, demonstrates through the visual arts, the enduring influence and importance of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. King's deeds and beliefs first awakened artists during the dramatic days of the Civil Rights Movement." "The art of In the Spirit of Martin was selected from many hundreds of works gathered through an extensive national search. Included are many important African American artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Kerry James Marshall, Glenn Ligon, Raymond Saunders, Charles White, Faith Ringgold, and Jacob Lawrence. The artists' works are represented alongside other of the most widely acclaimed artists of the last half century - creators as diverse as Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Paul Cadmus, and Norman Rockwell. In the Spirit of Martin also presents the works of self-taught artists, many of whom have lived in relative obscurity within the South that Martin Luther King strove to liberate and transform. These folk and vernacular artists demonstrate King's impact throughout all areas of American life and art."--BOOK JACKET.

Alternative title

1. Living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr
2. Living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Subject

1. 1900-1999
2. Exhibition catalogs
3. Pictorial works
4. History
5. Civil rights movements in art
6. Civil rights movements > United States > History > 20th century
7. African Americans > Civil rights > History > 20th century
8. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Pictorial works
9. Art, Modern > 20th century > Exhibitions
10. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Influence
11. Art, American > 20th century
12. King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 > Exhibitions

Genre/Form

1. Exhibition catalogs
2. Exhibition catalogs.
3. History
4. History.
5. Pictorial works
6. Pictorial works.

Contents

1. In the spirit of Martin / Nikki Giovanni -- Martin Luther King, Jr. : the man and his mission / Dr. Walter J. Leonard -- Martin Luther King, Jr. and the enduring struggle for freedom / Gretchen Sullivan Sorin -- Watching history-making in the making : artists on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the civil rights movement / Helen M. Shannon -- "We as a people will get to the promised land" -- Martin Luther King, Jr. and the beloved community / John Lewis -- The vision of the beloved community -- A man made real by sound / Stanley Crouch -- "The alternative to violence is non-violent resistance" -- Freedom songs and singing : the unbreakable bond between African American songs and struggle / Bernice Johnson Reagon -- "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere" -- Judged not by the color of his skin / Donzaleigh Abernathy -- An American hero -- The courage of idealism / Julius Lester -- "I may not get there with you" -- "I have seen the promised land" -- Update on Martin Luther King, Jr., and the best of my heart / June Jordan -- The legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. / Gwendolyn Brooks -- A glossary of people, places, and events -- Artist biographies.

Owning institution

1. Harvard Library

Note

1. "Published on the occasion of the traveling exhibition, 'In the spirit of Martin: the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.' ... and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in cooperation with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change."--P. [224].