Heroes

Name: Heroes
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SKU: 9783777438825
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Principles of African Greatness

By Kevin D. Dumouchelle

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Heroes: Principles of African Greatness showcases nearly 50 artworks paired with historic African figures who exemplify core leadership values such as justice, integrity, generosity and empathy. Designed like a graphic novel, it invites readers to explore multiple perspectives on African arts and history through a dynamic, interactive format.
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Ideal for readers interested in African culture, history and leadership, as well as fans of art books and graphic novel styles. Suitable for those seeking an engaging, multi-layered exploration of heroic principles in an aesthetic format.

Description

Heroes: Principles of African Greatness is a multi-layered project that relays the stories of the key heroic principles and people in Africa's arts and history, considering the core values of leadership: justice, integrity, generosity, and empathy. Each artwork in Heroes is paired with a historic African person, a "hero in history," who embodies the thematic value featured in the selected work.

Showing nearly 50 artworks from more than 40 artists, the book is designed in an aesthetic reminiscent of a graphic novel or superhero comic book. With multiple paths and points of entry, it encourages readers to explore, consider, and make their own connections.

In addition, author Kevin Dumouchelle has included reference information and offers his reflections on related songs from a curated playlist. An essay weaves together a brief discussion of the project's goals and grounding. Find your own way in this spirited cosmos full of surprises and values!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777438825

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 03 August 2023

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Illustration: 200 Illustrations, color

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 330.0mm

Weight: 1710g

Pages: 264

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Arts & Culture Kevin D. Dumouchelle Non-Fiction

About the Author

Kevin D. Dumouchelle joined the National Museum of African Art in October 2016. He was the project lead for Visionary: Viewpoints on Africa's Arts (2017), the museum's award-winning presentation of its permanent collection, along with chief curator Christine Mullen Kreamer and curator Karen E. Milbourne. He was the coordinating curator for Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange in Medieval Saharan Africa (2020), World on the Horizon: Swahili Arts Across the Indian Ocean (2018), and Good as Gold: Fashioning Senegalese Women (2018). Previously, Dumouchelle was at the Brooklyn Museum for a decade as the curator in charge of the arts of Africa and the Pacific Islands. There, he conceived two award-winning reinstallations of the African collection: African Innovations (2014) and Double Take: African Innovations (2014). He has written books and articles and curated a range of exhibitions on contemporary and historical African art, including Power Incarnate: Allan Stone's Collection of Sculpture from the Congo (2011) at the Bruce Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum presentations of Gravity and Grace Monumental Works by El Anatsui (2013) and Disguise: Masks and Global African Art (2016). Dumouchelle has a doctorate, Master of Philosophy, and master of arts in art history and archaeology from Columbia University.