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- Ralph Ellison in Context
- Ralph Ellison in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Geographical, Institutional, and Interpersonal Contexts
- Part II Historical, Political, and Cultural Contexts
- Chapter 10 Visualizing Black Identity in Ellison’s Fiction
- Chapter 11 Alternating Currents: Electricity, Humanism, and Resistance
- Chapter 12 Sounds and Signs of Black Womanhood
- Chapter 13 Masculinity
- Chapter 14 Aesthetics of Democracy
- Chapter 15 Black Power and Black Arts
- Chapter 16 Wrestling with the Far Right: Ellison’s Representations of Fascism
- Chapter 17 Southwestern Swing
- Chapter 18 The Self-Fashioned American Blues Identity
- Chapter 19 Ellison’s Durational View of Bebop
- Part III Literary and Critical Contexts
- Part IV Reception and Reputation
- Index
Chapter 10 - Visualizing Black Identity in Ellison’s Fiction
from Part II - Historical, Political, and Cultural Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 January 2022
- Ralph Ellison in Context
- Ralph Ellison in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Geographical, Institutional, and Interpersonal Contexts
- Part II Historical, Political, and Cultural Contexts
- Chapter 10 Visualizing Black Identity in Ellison’s Fiction
- Chapter 11 Alternating Currents: Electricity, Humanism, and Resistance
- Chapter 12 Sounds and Signs of Black Womanhood
- Chapter 13 Masculinity
- Chapter 14 Aesthetics of Democracy
- Chapter 15 Black Power and Black Arts
- Chapter 16 Wrestling with the Far Right: Ellison’s Representations of Fascism
- Chapter 17 Southwestern Swing
- Chapter 18 The Self-Fashioned American Blues Identity
- Chapter 19 Ellison’s Durational View of Bebop
- Part III Literary and Critical Contexts
- Part IV Reception and Reputation
- Index
Summary
This chapter examines Ellison’s interest in visual art from his college days at Tuskegee Institute to the end of his career. By tracing Ellison’s evolving interest in visual media ranging from sculpture to painting to photography, I demonstrate his consistent attention to visual art. Most importantly, I consider how Ellison’s attention to the world of the visual influences his narrative technique. From his early experiments with short stories and novellas to his work on Invisible Man, essays, and Three Days Before the Shooting. . ., Ellison’s engagement with visual art reflects his sophisticated experimentation with presenting black identity.
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- Ralph Ellison in Context , pp. 117 - 126Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021