Carrie Mae Weems: The Poetics of Childbirth and Creativity

by Andrea Kirsh and Susan Fisher Sterling

The catalog for a traveling exhibit of Weems's photographs, sponsored by the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The 50 photographs, mostly black-and-white, deal with the life of contemporary Afro-Americans, especially women. Includes a 30-page introductory essay. Annotation copyright Book News, I

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0940979217
• ISBN13: 9780940979215
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: National Museum of Women in the Arts
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.0" x 10.6"

Customer Reviews

carrie mae weems- a true image maker

the images in the book are incredible, and the text takes the reader through her life and her work. ideas of humor, racism and stereotypes are well explained. this book is a good representation of her work.