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Urban Scene:

Race, Reginald Marsh, and American Art
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Examines the portrayal of race in interwar American art. Focuses on the works of urban realist Reginald Marsh and his contemporaries to show how black figures acted as cultural and visual markers and embodied complex concerns about the presence of African Americans in urban centers.


Table of Contents

Contents

List of Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1 The Urban Artist

2 Reading Public Spaces

3 Girl Watching in the City

4 The Art of Slumming

5 Seeing Poverty

Epilogue

Notes

Bibliography

Index


“A fine addition to our understanding of race (and gender) as elements in the artistic representation of urban America.”

—David M. Sokol, Journal of American Culture

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