Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art

Author: Lauren Haynes (Editor)
Publisher: The Studio Museum in Harlem
Year: 2014
Pages: 110
ISBN: 978-0942949414

Speaking of People: Ebony, Jet and Contemporary Art explores the ways contemporary artists use Ebony and Jet as a resource and as inspiration in their practices. Published by Johnson Publishing Company for over sixty years, both magazines are cultural touchstones for many African Americans and often represent a commonality between people of diverse backgrounds.

This fully illustrated exhibition catalogue includes essays by Assistant Curator Lauren Haynes; scholars Siobhan Carter-David, Romi Crawford and Elizabeth Alexander; artist Hank Willis Thomas; as well as a foreword by Studio Museum Director and Chief Curator Thelma Golden. The publication is designed by The Original Champions of Design, New York.