HistoryMakers Reflection 1 (African Art and Music)
(60 points)
AFA 201: Fall 2020
For this assignment, you need to first listen to a playlist of HistoryMakers from the HistoryMakers Digital Archive. The playlist should take approximately 1 hour to listen to. After listening to the interviews, answer the six questions below in complete paragraphs drawing in specific examples from the HistoryMaker clips.
To access the African Art and Music Playlist, copy and paste the link below into Google Chrome. Note: you may have to enter your EKU log-in information and password to access the playlist.
HistoryMakers Playlist (African Art and Music): https://eku-thehistorymakers-org.libproxy.eku.edu/stories/6;IDList=72572%2C72573%2C71335%2C72578%2C638452%2C638457%2C638454%2C317071%2C532473%2C613928%2C151356%2C300254%2C534428%2C434960%2C196444%2C640848%2C15913%2C402511%2C327175%2C449789%2C151379;ListTitle=AFA%20201%20Art%20and%20Music%20Playlist
If the playlist above does not work (again, make sure you are using Google Chrome), you can make the playlist yourself by searching for the specific interviews. To access The HistoryMakers Digital Archives (HMDA), go to library.eku.edu > Databases > “H” > HistoryMakers (note: you may have to log in using your EKU username).
Once you are in the database, you can search for each of these clips in the search bar and add them to your playlist:
“Ausbra Ford describes his study of funeral art in Africa, pt. 1”
“Ausbra Ford describes his study of funeral art in Africa, pt. 2”
“Ausbra Ford talks about the relationship between African and Brazilian art”
“Ausbra Ford talks about the importance of the collective in his art and teaching”
“Daniel Texidor Parker talks about collectors of African art”
“Daniel Texidor Parker talks about his African art collection”
“Daniel Texidor Parker describes characteristics of African art”
“Edward Clark describes African sculptures and meeting Ulli Beier”
“Jefferson Eugene Grigsby describes his research on African art traditions”
“Thaddeus Mosley describes his interest in African tribal art”
“Napoleon Jones-Henderson talks about this interest in African textiles in art of the African Diaspora”
“Merton Simpson talks about the black art aesthetic”
“Peg Alston remembers holding an African Sculpture show at her apartment”
“Leslie King-Hammond remembers her family’s response to her art”
“Nick Cave talks about why he finds it important that art objects have a history”
“Perry Howard talks about the black aesthetic in landscape architecture”
“Jeremiah Wright talks about preserving the history of African music”
“Philip Cohran describes Africans’ regard for musicians”
“Stephanie Hughley remarks upon the variation in African arts”
“Feme Yangyeitie Caulker talks about South African dance traditions”
“Doris Jones talks about the need for the arts in schools and African dance”
After listening to the clips above, answer the following questions in complete paragraphs drawing in specific examples from the HistoryMaker clips:
- According to J. Weldon Smith, “African art can only be fully understood in the context of its social function.” He would later refer to this by the term “art-ing.” Using at least three clips from the playlist, how do you see examples of this idea of “art-ing” and function in African art (or African-inspired art)?
- Per the interviews in the playlist, what is the connection between African art and music and the works of Black artists in North/South America and the Caribbean? Draw examples from at least three clips (different from those used in question one).
- Using three clips from the playlist, discuss the importance of African art and musical tradition to African Americans in the United States.
- Drawing at least two examples from the playlist, discuss any tensions that may exist between African art/artists and the African American community in the US.
- Per the interviews, what is the importance of textiles to both Africans and African Americans? (In addition to listening to their words, pay close attention to how the interviewees are dressed as well). How might textiles fit into the themes presented in J. Weldon Smith’s article?
- After reading this week’s readings, and listening to the HistoryMaker interviews, consider the influences of African art, music, and textiles in your own cultural experiences. In what ways have you seen examples of African art, music, and textile converge with American culture?
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