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Flight into Egypt: Black Artists and Ancient Egypt, 1876-Now

By (author) Akili Tommasino, Contributions by Andrea Myers Achi, Contributions by Makeda Djata Best, Contributions by Barbara Chase-Riboud, Contributions by Awol Erizku, Contributions by Lauren Halsey, Contributions by Solange Knowles, Contributions by Iman Issa, Contributions by Mia Matthias, Contributions by Julie Mehretu

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The first publication to examine the symbolic importance of ancient Egypt to Black artists and other cultural figures, from the nineteenth century through the Harlem Renaissance to the present Â From the late nineteenth century onward, Black Americans looked to ancient Egypt as evidence of a preeminent ancient culture from the African continent. Flight into Egypt traces ancient Egyptâ€™s influence on artists, from Edmonia Lewisâ€™s sculpture The Death of Cleopatra (1876) to the efflorescence of Afrocentric visual art during the Harlem Renaissance, the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and artistic tendencies of the ensuing decades. This volume explores how Black artists, writers, and musiciansâ€”and modern and contemporary Egyptian artistsâ€”have employed ancient Egyptian imagery to craft a unifying identity. Authors bring to light the overlooked contributions of Black scholars to the study of ancient Egypt, while statements by contemporary Black and Egyptian artists illuminate ancient Egyptâ€™s continued hold on the creative imagination. Â Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press Â Exhibition Schedule: Â The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (November 17, 2024â€“February 17, 2025)