Raised in West Virginia, self-taught artist Carolyn Norris (b. 1948) moved as a young woman of twenty-one to Cleveland, Mississippi, a quintessential Delta railroad town on the famous blues Highway 61. To create one of her first paintings, she tore the wooden back off a dresser to use as a canvas. She painted with available house paint and completed the painting with face makeup. Thus began the realization of a passionate need to paint.Eventually, Norris came to serve as the visual griot of Cleveland. She has used a variety ...
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Raised in West Virginia, self-taught artist Carolyn Norris (b. 1948) moved as a young woman of twenty-one to Cleveland, Mississippi, a quintessential Delta railroad town on the famous blues Highway 61. To create one of her first paintings, she tore the wooden back off a dresser to use as a canvas. She painted with available house paint and completed the painting with face makeup. Thus began the realization of a passionate need to paint.Eventually, Norris came to serve as the visual griot of Cleveland. She has used a variety of media, painting on canvas, wood, paper, cardboard, glass, plates, tiles, sheets, floor covering, and mirrors. She also uses her garage door as a giant mural chronicling community events. In her extraordinary images, Norris shows daily black life in the modern Delta.Spirit of the Delta contains 115 color images pulled from Norris's twenty-five years as a painter. Her existing artwork has been photographed by noted local photographer Kim Rushing and copies of the works that no longer exist have been found whenever possible. The book features a biographical essay on Carolyn Norris by Dorothy Sample Shawhan and an essay on her artwork by critic Patti Carr Black, who places Norris within self-taught traditions. In an interview with folklorist Tom Rankin, which took place in 1991, Norris explains the centrality of art in her life.
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Add this copy of Spirit of the Delta: the Art of Carolyn Norris to cart. $28.19, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by University Press of Mississippi.
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Add this copy of Spirit of the Delta: the Art of Carolyn Norris to cart. $52.95, very good condition, Sold by Books 'n Stuff rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by University Press Of Mississippi.
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Very good; Collectible. 2011 Autographed First Edition hardcover book is as new in a very good lightly shelfworn dustjacket. Autographed by Norris and Shawhan on half title page. Former owners name inside front cover.
Add this copy of Spirit of the Delta: the Art of Carolyn Norris to cart. $37.00, very good condition, Sold by Borromeo_Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Covington, KY, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by University Press of Mississippi.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hardback with dust jacket. Nice condition with light wear. Light cover wear, lightly rubbed edges and bumped corners. The pages are clean and unmarked. The binding is tight. A nice copy.
