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a community of shared values such as a particular black
community, a social class, a school of thought, a school of
artists, etc. (eg Romare Bearden, Manoel Araujo).

The above categories are broad and flexible. They can be
increased, expanded, contracted, sub-divided or eliminated
depending upon the works surveyed and selected. They are
helpful in structuring our inquiry and focussing the
questions that we ask of the artworks. In addition they
allow us to select the strongest, most dynamic pieces from a
wide corpus of artists in both countries. In all, we expect
to present and discuss about 100 works.

[underscore] potential advisors[/underscore]

1. Lowrie Sims—Metropolitan Museum of Art

2. John Vlach—George Washington University

3. Michael J. Turner—Washington, DC

4. Mikelle Omari Smith—UC, Long Beach

5. Didi and Juana dos Santos—Salvador, Bahia

6. Nani Dzidzinyou—Brown University

[underscore] possible titles [/underscore]

1. Searchings: Self and Society in Afro-American and

Afro-Brazilian Art

2. Oceans Apart, Minds Together: ...........................

3. Quests: .............................

4. Black Worlds: .........................

5. Shades of Black: ..........................

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