Glenn Ligon: People on the Cover

by Glenn Ligon

In this artist project, Glenn Ligon traces the representation of black people in the United States on book covers, highlighting the deliberate use of typography, photography and graphics.

Best known for appropriating imagery and text from popular culture, Ligon has selected over 50 book covers - by both lesser-known and seminal authors such as James Baldwin, Norman Mailer, Toni Morrison - to explore a rich and complex set of histories and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 190993206X
• ISBN13: 9781909932067
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Ridinghouse
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.8" x 9.4"