Afro Psalms
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Afro Psalms is an illustrated book of poetry, a collaborative effort between 20th century illustrator Grant Reynard and the contemporary poet Charles Fort
. In 2001 the Museum of Nebraska Art
discovered several works by Reynard in its permanent collection. Reynard created many pieces on the theme of African American
life in the first half of the Twentieth Century. Museum administrators decided to build an exhibition around these prints, and they accepted Fort's proposal to write poems creating a context for the images in the artworks. Fort responded with a sonnet redoublé
.
Afro Psalms, published by University of Nebraska at Kearney Press (ISBN 0-9791002-3-2), is currently part of ARTreach, the outreach program of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, which allows it to tour Nebraska, reaching rural areas where fine art and poetry don't often travel.
Charles Fort (poet)
-Life:Fort graduated from Bowling Green State University with an MFA in 1977.He taught at the University of Nebraska at Kearney as The Distinguished Paul W. Reynolds and Clarice Kingston Reynolds Endowed Chair in Poetry , and Xavier University of Louisiana...
. In 2001 the Museum of Nebraska Art
Museum of Nebraska Art
The Museum of Nebraska Art is the official art museum of the state of Nebraska. The museum is located in Kearney, Nebraska, and is administratively affiliated with the University of Nebraska at Kearney...
discovered several works by Reynard in its permanent collection. Reynard created many pieces on the theme of African American
African American
African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...
life in the first half of the Twentieth Century. Museum administrators decided to build an exhibition around these prints, and they accepted Fort's proposal to write poems creating a context for the images in the artworks. Fort responded with a sonnet redoublé
Crown of sonnets
A crown of sonnets or sonnet corona is a sequence of sonnets, usually addressed to some one person, and/or concerned with a single theme....
.
Afro Psalms, published by University of Nebraska at Kearney Press (ISBN 0-9791002-3-2), is currently part of ARTreach, the outreach program of the University of Nebraska at Kearney, which allows it to tour Nebraska, reaching rural areas where fine art and poetry don't often travel.