Kerry James Marshall

There is a growing consensus in the art world that the painter Kerry James Marshall (b.1955 in Alabama, raised in L.A.) is among the most individual and important artists around. Marshall's ability to create complex portraits of the African American experience, along with his irrepressible delight in creating dense and beautiful pictures, has won him wide acclaim. This book catalogs the most recent travelling exhibition of Marshall's art, and includes two scholarly essays on various aspects of his work.