Horace Pippin, American Modern

by Anne Monahan

A nuanced reassessment that transforms our understanding of this self-taught artist

Arguably the most successful African American artist of his day, Horace Pippin (1888-1946) taught himself to paint in the 1930s and quickly earned international renown for depictions of World War I, black families, and American heroes Abraham Lincoln, abolitionist John Brown, and singer Marian Anderson, among other subjects. This volume sheds new light...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300243308
• ISBN13: 9780300243307
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 10.3"