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Gullah Images: The Art of Jonathan Green Hardcover - 1996

by Jonathan Green (Illustrator); Foreword by Pat Conroy

In his art Jonathan Green paints an autobiography of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others--the Gullah people of South Carolina's barrier islands. The 180 color images assembled in this collection showcase the meaning, purpose, and beauty that Green finds in the small but critical tasks of life.


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Paintings, magisterial and universal, that capture the essence of a vibrant African American community

In his art Jonathan Green paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others--the Gullah people of the South Carolina barrier islands. His canvases, beloved for their sense of jubilation and rediscovery, evoke the meaning of community in Gullah society and display a reverence for the rich visual, oral, and spiritual traditions of its culture. His art also reveals a keen awareness of the interpersonal, social, and natural environments in which we live.

The 180 images assembled in this collection showcase the meaning, purpose, and beauty that Green finds in the small but critical tasks of life. His work elevates the everyday--preparing morning meals, doing the wash, accomplishing farming chores, finishing a day's work, relaxing in the evening--and celebrates the social and religious--community dances, baptisms, weddings, funerals. Green allows his audience the space and silence to observe people unobtrusively as they pursue life's mission of labor, love, and belonging and as they work in harmony with nature's mysterious, ever changing fabric.

While Green's paintings speak specifically to his own upbringing, they transcend racial, cultural, and ethnic boundaries, thus allowing individuals of all backgrounds to recall fond memories and to reflect on the place that purpose and dignity hold in their lives.

In addition to a foreword by Pat Conroy, essays by Bettye J. (Mbitha) Parker Smith, Lynn Robertson, and Ronne Hartfield complement Green's images. They tell of the vitality of the Gullah community, the progression of Green's career, and the authenticity of his work.

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In his art Jonathan Green paints the world of his childhood and an ode to a people imbued with a profound respect for the dignity and value of others - the Gullah people of the South Carolina barrier islands. His vibrant canvases, beloved for their sense of jubilation and rediscovery, evoke the meaning of community in Gullah society and display a reverence for the rich visual, oral, and spiritual traditions of its culture. His art reveals a keen awareness of the interpersonal, social, and natural environments in which we live.

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  • Title Gullah Images: The Art of Jonathan Green
  • Author Jonathan Green (Illustrator); Foreword by Pat Conroy
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 216
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A.
  • Date 1996-10
  • ISBN 9781570031458 / 1570031452
  • Weight 3.92 lbs (1.78 kg)
  • Dimensions 12.1 x 10.6 x 1.1 in (30.73 x 26.92 x 2.79 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Southeast U.S.
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Geographic Orientation: South Carolina
  • Library of Congress subjects Green, Jonathan - Themes, motives, Gullahs in art
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 96025200
  • Dewey Decimal Code 759.13

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  • Booklist, 02/15/1997, Page 992

About the author

Jonathan Green is an artist whose work has been featured in major traveling exhibitions, solo presentations, and group shows. His paintings have appeared in such acclaimed publications as American Visions Magazine, the official magazine of the African American Museums Association, and in two children's books, Father and Son and Noah.

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