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The Color of Stone: Sculpting the Black Female Subject in Nineteenth-Century America (1st Edition) by Charmaine A. Nelson, Nima Naghibi Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-8166-4650-3 / 0816646503 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4650-0 / 9780816646500 Nineteenth-century neoclassical sculpture was a highly politicized international movement. Based in Rome, many expatriate American sculptors created works that represented black female subjects in compelling and problematic ways. Rejecting pigment as dangerous and sensual, adherence to white marble |