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When Jerry Butler was growing up in the segregated South, he thought he was going to be the first African American artist. Only later did he learn about the long and beautiful tradition that preceded him. Here, he combines the story of his own artistic journey with the struggles and triumphs of important black American artists such as Henry O. Tanner, Edward Bannister, Augusta Savage, and Jacob Lawrence. Part history, part art book, part memoir, this one-of-a-kind work completes our African American history trilogy.
Describes Jerry Butler's development as an artist and his discovery of the long and beautiful tradition of Afro-American art that preceded him.
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Nancy London
reviewed Drawing in the Sand: A Story of African American Art on March 18, 2013
Drawing in the Sand: A Story of African American Art
This book by the artist Jerry Butler has two parts; his biography/memoir which includes examples of his work and a overview of the history of African-American artists with some examples of their work. Readers interested in art will enjoy both story lines as well as the fabulous artwork. The book was laid out such that both story lines run concurrently throughout the book. Despite the interesting stories and artwork, this format was confusing and distracting to me. The columns of text belonging to Butler's personal story and the other artists are differentiated only by slightly different fonts. It left me confused if I should read one story to the end or switch back and both from one to another. Likewise some of the artists featured include examples of their work but others do not which left me flipping from page to page looking to see if I missed something. Unfortunately Butler's work was not identified by title and date making it impossible to understand how his art career has progressed. It was an interesting idea that just didn't work and one that made the sum of the parts less than each individually.
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