The Smithsonian American Art Museum is pleased to announce the publication
of the Spring 2003 issue of American Art, which is being mailed out to
subscribers this month. This issue of the museum's academic journal (vol.
17, no. 1) includes a special package of brief commentaries on African
American art history as well as a variety of other articles. Here is the
table of contents:

Writing the History of African American Art:
Introduction and overview by Jacqueline Francis;
"Recovery and Reclamation: A Continuing Project" by Mary Ann Calo;
"Voice Critical Perspectives" by James Smalls;
"Linguists, Poets, and 'Others' on African American Art" by Richard J.
Powell;
"Visualizing Memory: Photographs and the Art of Biography" by Deborah
Willis;
"African American Art Then and Now" by Floyd Coleman

Feature Articles:
"Painting 'the Red City': Oscar Bluemner's Jersey Silkmills" by Roberta
Smith Favis;
"Reflections on Edward Weston's 'Civilian Defense'" by Paul Sternberger;
"Cicero in America: Civic Duty and Private Happiness in Charles Willson
Peale's Portrait of William Paca" by Joseph Manca

Appreciation:
"On Remembering the Unforgettable Larry Rivers (1923-200)" by Jacquelyn
Days Serwer

American Art is a peer-reviewed periodical published three times per year,
in March, July and November. Articles may encompass any aspect of America's
visual heritage, including the fine arts, popular culture, photography and
electronic media, public art, architecture, and the decorative arts.

Information about submitting manuscripts and ordering subscriptions or
single copies can be found at AmericanArt.si.edu/journal, where an index of
all past issues is also posted.

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