Clarence Major and His Art
Portraits of an African American Postmodernist
Edited by Bernard W. Bell
304 pp., 6.125 x 9.25, 16 color plates., 8 halftones, notes, bibl., index
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Paperback ISBN: 978-0-8078-4899-9
Published: January 2001
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Although Major's artistic vision is grounded in the historical experiences of black and Native American peoples, he boldly experiments with crossing boundaries of all types. His use of different narrative voices is evidence of what editor Bernard Bell calls Major's "double consciousness" as an African American artist.
This collection highlights the breadth of Major's work, his transformation into a postmodern artist, and the hybrid voices of his literary and visual productions. By presenting Major's poetry, novels, and paintings alongside critical interpretations of these works, this book makes possible a long-overdue examination of a multitalented artist.
About the Author
Bernard W. Bell is professor of American and African American literatures in the Department of English at Pennsylvania State University. He is author, editor, or coeditor of seven previous books, including The Afro-American Novel and Its Tradition and Call and Response: The Riverside Anthology of African American Literary Tradition.
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