The N-Word: Paintings by Peter Williams (2016)
Edited by Ryan Standfest
Published by Rotland Press (Detroit, MI)
Details:
Softcover, 56 pages
Texts by Lynn Crawford and Bill Harris
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A timely monograph of recent and compelling work by African American painter Peter Williams, that caustically confronts the recent attacks, killings, and murder of Black people by police across the United States. The book contains an introduction to Williams' work, an in-depth conversation between he and acclaimed playwright, poet, critic and novelist Bill Harris, and an original short story by author Lynn Crawford inspired by Williams' urgent vision.
The N-Word: Paintings by Peter Williams was recognized by Art in America as “one of the most signigicant artworks produced in Detroit” in 2016.