Going There: Black Visual Satire

Author: Richard J. Powell
Publisher: Yale University Press
Year: 2020
Pages: 240
ISBN: 978-0274757527

In this groundbreaking study, Richard J. Powell investigates the visual forms of satire produced by black artists in 20th- and 21st-century America. Underscoring the historical use of visual satire as antiracist dissent and introspective critique, Powell argues that it has a distinctly African American lineage. Taking on some of the most controversial works of the past century—in all their complexity, humor, and provocation—Powell raises important questions about the social power of art.