{"product_id":"toyin-ojih-odutola-the-umueze-amara-clan-and-the-house-of-obafemi-hardcover","title":"Toyin Ojih Odutola: The Umueze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eToyin Ojih Odutola\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eZadie Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by), \u003cb\u003eLeigh Raiford\u003c\/b\u003e (Contribution by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA seminal work by one of today's most vital figurative artists explores the complexity of race, wealth, and class through storytelling and multimedia drawings.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis extraordinary illustrated story--Toyin Ojih Odutola's best-known body of work--chronicles the private lives of two fictional aristocratic Nigerian families, the UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi, if colonialist and slave-trade interventions had never disrupted the country. Rendered life-size in charcoal, pastel, and pencil, Ojih Odutola's figures appear enigmatic and mysterious, set against the artist's larger conceived narrative, highlighting the malleability of identity and assumptions about race, wealth, and class. The UmuEze Amara Clan and the House of Obafemi presents the story of these families in four chapters illustrated and authored by Ojih Odutola, accompanied by the artist's sketches and notes. Also included are several insightful essays on the artist herself by noted writers and critics Zadie Smith, Leigh Raiford, and others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn introduction to the artist's vivid fictionalized world, as well as a reflection on the role of this body of work within her broader practice, this remarkable volume serves as the essential guide to Ojih Odutola's unique form of storytelling.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eZadie Smith \u003c\/b\u003eis an English novelist, essayist, and short-story writer. Leigh Raiford is Associate Professor of African American Studies at UC Berkeley. \u003cb\u003eOsman Can Yerebakan \u003c\/b\u003eis a curator and writer based in New York. \u003cb\u003eAmber Jamilla Musser \u003c\/b\u003eis an Associate Professor of American Studies at George Washington University. \u003cb\u003eRujeko Hockley \u003c\/b\u003eis Assistant Curator at the Whitney Museum of American Art. \u003cb\u003eMelinda Lang \u003c\/b\u003eis Curatorial Assistant at the Whitney Museum. \u003cb\u003eJoeonna Bellorado-Samuels \u003c\/b\u003eis Director of the Jack Shainman Gallery in New York.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 12.3 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 07, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (2021)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42160580624519,"sku":"9780847870677","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b39e0c7310558a1512ba58c0bcde4796.webp?v=1733275195","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/toyin-ojih-odutola-the-umueze-amara-clan-and-the-house-of-obafemi-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}