Mapping a New Humanism in the 1940s: Thelma Johnson Streat between Dance and Painting

Thelma Johnson Streat is perhaps best known as the first African American woman to have work acquired by the Museum of Modern Art. However, in the 1940s−1950s she inhabited multiple coinciding roles: painter, performer, choreographer, cultural ethnographer, and folklore collector. As part...

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Main Author: Abbe Schriber
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-01-01
Series:Arts
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/9/1/7