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Renée Stout : Tales of the Conjure Woman by Renee Stout (2015, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHalsey Institute of Contemporary Art
ISBN-101467586781
ISBN-139781467586788
eBay Product ID (ePID)205645763
Product Key Features
Book TitleRenée Stout : Tales of the Conjure Woman
Number of Pages172 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2015
TopicAmerican / African American, Folk & Outsider Art, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Social Science
AuthorRenee Stout
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Length10 in
Item Width10 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2015-514243
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal709.2
SynopsisRen e Stout's work explores the contours of the African American experience and the existence of an underground system of African-derived folk beliefs as transmitted from slavery to the present. This system, known variously as Hoodoo or conjuring, has its origins in herbal medicine, root work, and a belief in the spiritual attributes of plants and animals. For many years, the artist has used the alter ego Fatima Mayfield, a fictitious herbalist-fortune teller, as a vehicle to role-play and confront such issues as romantic relationships, social ills, or financial woes in a way that is open, creative, and humorous. Tales of the Conjure Woman offers a peek into a fascinating world ruled by superstition and ancestral wisdom. Fatima Mayfield offers her best advice and works in her roots. Ren e Stout is an able guide, but she only leaves a trail. Her role is to awaken us to the unseen forces at work all around us--to heighten our senses. Through her art we are presented a prism that enables us to view a particular aspect of the rich traditions and cultural practices of African America., A peek into the rich traditions of the African American Hoodoo folk culture through a touring art exhibit, Renée Stout's work explores the contours of the African American experience and the existence of an underground system of African-derived folk beliefs as transmitted from slavery to the present. This system, known variously as Hoodoo or conjuring, has its origins in herbal medicine, root work, and a belief in the spiritual attributes of plants and animals. For many years, the artist has used the alter ego Fatima Mayfield, a fictitious herbalist-fortune teller, as a vehicle to role-play and confront such issues as romantic relationships, social ills, or financial woes in a way that is open, creative, and humorous. Tales of the Conjure Woman offers a peek into a fascinating world ruled by superstition and ancestral wisdom. Fatima Mayfield offers her best advice and works in her roots. Renée Stout is an able guide, but she only leaves a trail. Her role is to awaken us to the unseen forces at work all around us--to heighten our senses. Through her art we are presented a prism that enables us to view a particular aspect of the rich traditions and cultural practices of African America.
LC Classification NumberN6538.N5.S75 2013
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