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“Twentieth Century African-American Artists; Postmodern Architecture” Please respond to one (1) of the following, using sources under the Explore heading as the basis of your response:

• Choose two (2) of the following late 20th century African-American artists, and compare and contrast their art: Bearden, Lawrence, Basquiat, or Colescott. Describe specific elements of the works from the chosen artists that represent the multiplicity of the African-American experience. Identify one (1) of these works (or some other by an African American artist) that you would like in your workplace, and explain why.
• Choose one (1) example of architecture that you believe best exemplifies the characteristic post-modern style. Provide a rationale for your selection, and describe two (2) of the features of post-modern style that you find intriguing.

Explore:

African American Artists of the Twentieth Century

• Chapter 35 (p. 1167) and Chapter 36 (p. 1180) on Jacob Lawrence
• Chapter 39 (pp. 1285-1286) on Romare Bearden
• Chapter 40 (pp. 1326-1327) on Jean-Michel Basquiat
• Jacob Lawrence, New York Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) at http://www.moma.org/collection/artist.php?artist_id=3418
• Basquiat and Robert Colescott, Washington DC’s Corcoran Museum at http://www2.corcoran.org/30americans/artists/
• Romare Bearden video, San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art at http://www.sfmoma.org/explore/multimedia/videos/205

Postmodern Architecture

• Chapter 40 (pp. 1312-1321) for examples of post-modern architecture
• Post-modern buildings of renown: http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/post_modern.html

 

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