{"product_id":"david-hartt-the-histories-9781941753439","title":"David Hartt: The Histories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith a rich, immersive design, this clothbound monograph reveals the fault lines of race, colonialism and empire that haunt the present\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorrowing its title from Herodotus' fifth-century work, this publication documents a cycle of three works collectively titled \u003ci\u003eThe Histories\u003c\/i\u003e, by artist David Hartt (born 1967). Focusing on the Americas and the Caribbean during the 19th century, Hartt explores real and imagined landscapes informed by the work of Martin Johnson Heade, Robert S. Duncanson, Michel-Jean Cazabon and Frederic Church. His contemporary interpretations use video, tapestry and sculpture alongside musical collaborations with Girma Yifrashewa, Van Dyke Parks and Stefan Betke. The first work, \u003ci\u003eLe Mancenillier\u003c\/i\u003e, sited in the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Beth Sholom Synagogue, was filmed and photographed in Haiti and New Orleans. The second, \u003ci\u003eOld Black Joe\u003c\/i\u003e, in Trinidad and Ohio, and the final work, \u003ci\u003eCr puscule\u003c\/i\u003e, commissioned by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, was made in Jamaica and Newfoundland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Histories\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the complex entanglement of peoples and cultures as place is explored.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Inventory Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50379786420498,"sku":"9781941753439","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bb9da801-3c22-4349-9bce-62941fda0263.jpg?v=1728668357","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/david-hartt-the-histories-9781941753439","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}