In Designing a New Tradition , Rebecca VanDiver presents a fresh perspective on the art and career of Lo s Mailou Jones.
Considering the importance of Africa for Jones's work and examining the broader roles played by class, gender, and politics in constructions of African American art histories as a whole, VanDiver makes a convincing case for Jones's lasting place in American art history.
VanDiver repositions Jones's work within the canon of American art, situatin.
Penn State University Press Designing a new tradition: loïs mailou jones and the aesthetics of blackness, hardcover/rebecca vandiver
