Rising up
Subtitle: Hale Woodruff's murals at Talladega College
By: Stephanie Mayer Heydt with contributions by Renée Ater, David C. Driskell, Larry Shutts, Juliette S. Smith
Contributors: High Museum of Art
Publisher: High Museum of Art
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Atlanta
Language: eng
Number of pages: 155
ISBN-13: 9781932543469
Subjects: American Mural painting and decoration; Art collections; Exhibitions; Talladega College
Description: In 1938 Hale Woodruff (1900-1980) accepted a commission to paint a series of murals for Talladega College, one of the nation's first colleges established for blacks after the Civil War. Installed in the institution's newly constructed library, the six murals portray noteworthy events in the rise of blacks in America from slavery to freedom. Today they stand out as provocative and relevant symbols of the centuries-long struggle for civil and human rights. Essays consider the development of the murals, their presence and significance at Talladega College, and Woodruff's impact on American mural painting in the years surrounding the Talladega project. An illustrated essay details all phases of the murals' conservation. Illustrated works span Woodruff's career and include oil studies; support materials such as prints, drawings, and photographs; and mural cycles he made in Mexico while studying with Diego Rivera.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.