Books by Patricia A. (Mount Holyoke College Banks

This is the first scholarly book to analyse contemporary African American museums from a multifaceted perspective. It examines the issues and challenges related to racial politics that black museums, and considers how they intersect with corporate culture, youth culture, and the broader art world.

"Diversity and Philanthropy at African American Museums is the first scholarly book to analyse contemporary African American museums from a multifaceted perspective"--

Examines how upper-middle class blacks forge black identities for themselves and their children through the consumption of black visual art. This book documents how the salience of race extends into the cultural life of even the most socioeconomically successful blacks.