Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers by Key, Jon
Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers by Key, Jon

Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers

Uncover oft-forgotten figures in Black and Queer art history in this treasure trove of nearly 400 full-color...
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Author: Jon Key
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Language: English
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Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers by Key, Jon

Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers

$53.39
Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers by Key, Jon

Black, Queer, and Untold: A New Archive of Designers, Artists, and Trailblazers

$53.39
Author: Jon Key
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

Uncover oft-forgotten figures in Black and Queer art history in this treasure trove of nearly 400 full-color images from the 19th century to the present

"This wildly impressive feat of research outlines a Black, queer history of art and design, dating all the way back to the 19th century. The book also represents author and graphic designer Jon Key's effort to situate himself in the history of American visual culture, from which Black queer contributions have too often been erased." -- them.

In Black, Queer, & Untold, acclaimed designer and artist Jon Key pays tribute to the incredible designers, artists, and people who were erased from a design canon that consistently failed artists who were not white, straight, and male. From abolitionist newspapers to the little magazines of the Harlem Renaissance to the zines that fueled AIDS activism, Key takes an expansive approach to design history from the 19th century to the present. Arranged chronologically in six sections, Key leaves no stone unturned and carefully surveys oral histories, personal narratives, album covers, newspaper clippings, academic essays, archival letters, posters and other design objects. Guided by his firm narrative hand, he provides these unsung heroes with an enduring, reverential stage - and in so doing, gifts us a book that takes its place among the creative arts canon.

P R A I S E

Winner: PubWest Diverse Voices Design Award

A CultureType Best Black Art Book of 2024

★ "Artist, designer, and writer Key provides a glimpse of the people and objects whose contributions to the graphic arts intersect their queerness and Blackness... A thoughtful culmination of research, written with emotional intensity. A necessary purchase."
-- Library Journal (starred)

Author: Jon Key
Publisher: Levine Querido
Published: 11/19/2024
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 3.07lbs
Size: 9.75h x 7.38w x 1.56d
ISBN: 9781646143764


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/2025 pg. 110

About the Author

Jon(athan) Key is an artist, designer, and writer originally from Seale, Alabama. After receiving his BFA from RISD, Jon began his design career at Grey Advertising in NYC before moving on to work with HBO, Nickelodeon, and The Public Theater. Now he is co-founder of the Brooklyn-based design studio Morcos Key with Wael Morcos. As an educator, Jon has taught at MICA, Parsons, and currently teaches at Cooper Union and SVA. Jon is also a Co-Founder and Design Director of Codify Art, a multidisciplinary collective dedicated to creating, producing, supporting, and showcasing work by artists of color, particularly women, queer, and trans artists of color. Jon was selected for Forbes 30 under 30 Art and Style list for 2020 and was the Frank Staton Chair in Graphic Design at Cooper Union 2018-2019. His work has been featured in Jeffery Deitch Gallery NYC, the Armory Show, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Jon holds an MA in Design Research, Writing and Criticism from SVA. His writing has been featured in publications such as The Washington Post, The Black Experience in Design and AIGA.

Website: http: //morcoskey.com/
Instagram: @jkey13
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