Books on Joana Vasconcelos
I'm Your Mirror - Joana Vasconcelos by Call Number: N6853.V326 A4 2018ISBN: 9788417048815Publication Date: 2018
Joana Vasconcelos : Trafaria Praia by Call Number: N7133.V37 A4 2013ISBN: 9791090490338Publication Date: 2013
Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman
In her first U.S. solo show, Joana Vasconcelos will premiere a site-specific installation which honors Elizabeth “Mumbet” Freeman, an enslaved woman whose court battle for her freedom in 1781 helped make slavery illegal in Massachusetts. The large-scale installation entitled Valkyrie Mumbet, is the newest in her Valkyries series, named after Norse female war goddesses, which pays homage to inspiring women.
Mumbet: the life and times of Elizabeth Freeman : the true story of a slave who won her freedom by Call Number: E444 .W566 1999ISBN: 1888105402Publication Date: 1999
Mumbet's Declaration of Independence by Call Number: PZ7.W8173 Mum 2014ISBN: 0761365893Publication Date: 2014
Africans in America [videorecording] : America's journey through slavery by Call Number: LIT & HIST Africans DVDISBN: 9781578075539Publication Date: 2006Mumbet's story is addressed on disc one in the segment Revolution (1750-1805).
Railton, Ben. "How two Massachusetts slaves won their freedom -- and then abolished slavery." Washingtonpost.com, 3 July 2017.
Swan, Jon. “The Slave Who Sued for Freedom.” American Heritage, vol. 41, no. 2, Mar. 1990, p. 51. In the Godine Library print serials collections.
Massachusetts History Society. African Americans and the End of Slavery in Massachusetts.
Joana Vasconcelos at Guggenheim Bilbao
Articles on Joana Vasconcelos
- Joana Vasconcelos: Managing an Artist’s Studio in the 21st CenturyFrom International Journal of Arts Management, 2014.
- Joana Vasconcelos.From Art + Auction, 2013.
- Joana Vasconcelos: From Cutlery to CoraçãoFrom Sculpture, 2010.
- Domestic BlissFrom Crafts, 2015.
Oliveira, Márcia, and Maria Luísa Coelho. “On Appropriation and Craft: Considering the Feminist Problem of de-Politicization.” N.Paradoxa: The Only International Feminist Art Journal, vol. 38, July 2016, pp. 5–13. Godine Library Print Journals.
