In the spirit of Martin
Subtitle: the living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
By: created and developed by Gary Miles Chassman.
Contributors: Smithsonian Institution.
Publisher: Tinwood Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Atlanta, Ga
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Influence.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 -- Pictorial works.; African Americans -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century.; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Civil rights movements in art.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Other titles: Living legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Description: "In the Spirit of Martin, the companion publication to the Smithsonian Institution major traveling exhibition of the same name, demonstrates through the visual arts, the enduring influence and importance of the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. King's deeds and beliefs first awakened artists during the dramatic days of the Civil Rights Movement.".

"The art of In the Spirit of Martin was selected from many hundreds of works gathered through an extensive national search. Included are many important African American artists such as Elizabeth Catlett, Kerry James Marshall, Glenn Ligon, Raymond Saunders, Charles White, Faith Ringgold, and Jacob Lawrence.

The artists' works are represented alongside other of the most widely acclaimed artists of the last half century - creators as diverse as Robert Rauschenberg, Andy Warhol, Paul Cadmus, and Norman Rockwell. In the Spirit of Martin also presents the works of self-taught artists, many of whom have lived in relative obscurity within the South that Martin Luther King strove to liberate and transform.

These folk and vernacular artists demonstrate King's impact throughout all areas of American life and art."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Essays and poetry by Nikki Giovanni, Dr. Walter Leonard, Gretchen Sullivan Sorin, Helen M. Shannon, Julius Lester, Congressman John Lewis, Donzaleigh Abernathy, Stanley Crouch, Gwendolyn Brooks"--Jacket.
"This book was developed and produced by Verve Editions, Burlington, Vermont ...  c2001"--Colophon.
"Published on the occasion of the traveling exhibition "In the Spirit of Martin: The Living Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," created and developed by Gary Chassman, Verve Editions, and organized for travel by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service in cooperation with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change"--Colophon.