biography / bibliography
HANK WILLIS THOMAS
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (CATALOGUES & MONOGRAPHS)
2012
The Sports Show (exhibition catalogue). Minneapolis: Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2012.
2011
Jackson, Cassandra. Violence, Visual Culture, and the Black Male Body. New York: Routledge, 2011.
More American Photographs (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Jana Blankenship, Claire Fitzsimmons, Jens Hoffmann, and Blake Stimson. San Francisco: California College of the Arts, 2011.
2010
Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video (exhibition catalogue). New York: International Center of Photography, 2010.
Global Africa Project (exhibition catalogue). New York: Museum of Arts and Design; Munich: Prestel, 2010.
2009
John Hope Franklin and Alvia Wardlaw: Collecting African American Art (exhibition catalogue). New Haven: Yale University Press, 2009.
2010
Greater New York 2010 (exhibition catalogue). New York: P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, 2010.
2008
30 Americans: Rubell Family Collection (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Robert Hobbs, Franklin Sirmans, and Michele Wallace. New York: D.A.P./Distributed Art Pub., 2008.
After 1968: Contemporary Artists and Civil Rights Legacy (exhibition catalogue). Text by Jeffrey D. Grove. Atlanta: High Museum of Art, 2008.
2007
Rhoden, William C. Forty Million Dollar Slaves: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete. New York: Crown Publishers, Inc.: 182.
Thomas, Hank Willis. “Fitting Tribute.” Mother Jones (May/June 2007): photo essay.
“Fashion Imitates Art at the Orange County Museum of Art: EXCURSION”, photographs by Hank Willis Thomas, Beautiful Decay Magazine,Issue R Spring 2007
Taking Aim: Selections from the Elliot L. Perry Collection (exhibition catalogue). Memphis: Rhodes College Press, 2007.
Hank Willis Thomas: Pitch Blackness (exhibition catalogue). Texts by Rene de Guzman and Robin D. G. Kelley. New York: Aperture, 2008.
At Freedom’s Door: Challenging Slavery in Maryland (exhibition brochure). Baltimore: Maryland Historical Society, 2007.
Propeller: Seven Emerging Artists of African Descent (exhibition catalogue). Introduction by Steve Turner. Text by Trevor Schoonmaker. Los Angeles: Steve Turner Gallery, 2005.
Blacks in and out of the Box (exhibition catalogue). Los Angeles: California African American Museum, 2007.
2006
Thomas, Hank Willis and Kambui Olujimi. Winter in America. New York: 81 Press, 2006.
2005
Champion, Glodean. “Hank Willis Thomas Explores Logo Branding and its Impact on the Black Male Image” (exhibition review). Mills College Weekly, 7 April 2005.
Sligh, Clarissa T. and Hank Willis Thomas. “Picturing Us Together: Deborah Willis and Hank Willis Thomas.” The International Review of African American Art 20, no. 3 (2005).
2004
Black: A Celebration of a Culture, Hylas Publishing
Pieces of Cloth, Pieces of Culture: Tapa from Tonga & The Pacific Islands, Center for Art and Public Life, at California College of the Arts
2003
25 Under 25: Up-and-Coming American Photographers (exhibition catalogue). New York: Power House Books, 2003.
2002
Gore, Al and Tipper Gore. The Spirit of the Family. New York: Henry Holt, 2002: includes photographs by Hank Willis Thomas
2001
Friendship, W.M. Morrows Press
2000
Reflections in Black, Edited by Deborah Willis. WW Norton Publishing
1999
Appiah, Kwame Anthony and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, 1999.
1996
The Family of Black America, Crown Publishing Inc.
1995
Carrol, Rebecca. Sugar in the Raw: Voices of Young Black Girls in America. New York: Crown Publishing, 1995. Includes photos by Hank Willis Thomas.
Cottman, Michael H. and Deborah Willis. Million Man March. New York: Crown, 1995
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (PRESS)
2011
Adamson, Glenn. “Issues/Commentary: Tsunami Africa” (Museum of Arts and Design exhibition review). Art in America, no. 3 (March 2011): 67–72, illustrated.
Boucher, Brian. “Untitled (Blackness): Q+A With Hank Willis Thomas.” Art in America (September 2011): illustrated.
Gandy, Mira. “New York Arts: Hank Willis Thomas—Strange Fruit—and redefining the Black male identity.” New York Beacon, 8 December 2011: 33, illustrated.
“Hank Willis Thomas—Unbranded.” ElseMagazine, no. 1 (2011): 64–69, illustrated.
Haris, Hanifa. “Erasing Type: Hank Willis Thomas on What Advertisements Are Really Saying.” Time Magazine. 19 April 2011. Web. 28 June 2011. <http://lightbox.time.com/2011/04/19/what-advertisements-dont-say/#1>.
Martin, Frank. “Progeny II: On art, family, race, and culture.” Daily Serving. 12 January 2011. Web. 28 June 2011. <http://dailyserving.com/2011/01/progeny-ii-on-art-family-race-and-culture/>.
Martin, Pauline. “Hank Willis Thomas: Unbranded” (Art essay). Else (by ELysée, a production of the Musée de l'Elysée), no. 1 (2011): 64–69, illustrated.
Trescott, Jacqueline. “Corcoran plans fund-raiser with artist Kehinde Wiley.” The Washington Post, 29 September 2011: illustrated.
Vitiello, Chris. “Diaspora, self-definition and eye-popping color in 30 Americans at the North Carolina Museum of Art.” Indy Week. 23 March 2011. Web. 28 June 2011. <http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/diaspora-self-definition-and-eye-popping-color-in-30-americans-at-the-north-carolina-museum-of-art/Content?oid=2211829>.
Wender, Jessie. “Photo Booth—Photographing the Great Recession, Looking Back to the Great Depression.” The New Yorker, 13 October 2011.
2010
“Art Basel Miami: Artists Review.” www.readysetdc.com, 13 December 2010. Accessed 12 February 2011: <http://readysetdc.com/2010/12/art-basel-miami-artists-review-2/>
Smith, Roberta. “Beyond a Simple Fashion Statement.” New York Times, 6 October 2009.
2009
Carlson, Michele “Black is Beautiful: Hank Willis Thomas” Art in America, June 30, 2009
Ollman, Leah “Review: Hank Willis Thomas at Roberts & Tilton” Los Angeles Times, June 26
2008
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos “Mother-Son Art Takes the Ties that Bind” www.miaminewtimes.com
July 17
Willick, Damon Criticism After Art: Comments on the “Crisis” of Art Criticism (or, How Writing
About Art Writing Earns Its Bad Name Again and Again) X-TRA Magazine Volume 10, No. 3
page 30
Belkin, Katarina, “Clark’s ‘Black Atlantic’ Parses Race in Art, The Williams Record. March
Rice, Robin. “Life in Turnabout.” Citypaper Philadelphia, Jan 23, 2008.
Cook, Greg. “Bought and Sold.” The Phoenix, Jan. 22, 2008.Dawson, Jessica. “Black Panther Rank and File’ Rallying Its Own Art Movement.” The Washington Post, Nov 23, 2007. C02.
Johnson, Martin. “Image Makers.” Baltimore City Paper, Nov 21, 2007.
Bishop, Philip E. “Exhibit Explores History, Hipness.” Orlando Sentinel, April 19.
“Capacity Character, Hank Willis Thomas.” URB Magazine, May, Page 31.
The International Review of African American Art 22, no. 2 (2008): The View From Now.
Flava: Wedge Curatorial Projects 1997–2007. Text
2007
Anderson, Dave. “Priceless.” Frank, Fall/Winter 2007, Page 66-71.
Williams, Carla. “Hank Willis Thomas: Winter in America.” Nka Journal of Contemporary of African Art, Fall 2007, Pages 120-121.
Feeney, Mark “Art,Commerce Intersect in Two Exhibits” The Boston Globe, December 12th. Bing, Alison. “Watch This Space.” 7 x 7, May, Page 109.
George, Lynell. “Blacks in and out of the Box” (California African American Museum exhibition review). Los Angeles Times, 9 December 2007.
Davis, Beandrea. “The elusive concept of Blackness: through photography and film, artist Hank Willis Thomas explores what it means to be black today.” Colorlines Magazine (November/December 2007): 45–47
2006
Peavy, Jessica Ann. “A Brand New School of Thought.” NY Arts, September/October, P. 77.
Trelles, Emma. “Urban Sprawl.” Sun-Sentinel, July 30.
Swanson, Mary Virginia. “Die Talent-Nummer.” FotoMAGAZIN, July, Page 18.
Mack, Joshua. “Hank Willis Thomas - Branded.” Modern Painter, June, Page 112.
Henry, Lisa. “¡Mira!,” Fotophile, Number 50, June, Page 36.
Turner, Elisa. “Metro pictures: Joint exhibit tells movie-like stories of conflict and loss in city spaces.” Miami Herald, May 14, Page 3M.
Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review; Hank Willis Thomas.” New York Times, April, Page 7.
Baker, Kenneth. “Remembering the look, the sound, the grit of a revolution.” San Francisco Chronicle, April 8, Page E-1.
Valdez, Sarah. “Report from New York: Bling and Beyond.” Art in America, April, P. 61.
Cash, Stephanie. “Report from San Francisco II: New and Now.” Art in America, January, P 57.
Kastner , Jeffrey. “Frequency.” Artforum, January, Page 217.
2005
Slight, Clarissa T. “Picturing Us: Together.” International Review of African American Art,
Volume 20, Number 3, Page 46.
Anderson, Diane. “Campaign Hijack… somber ‘Priceless’.” Brandweek, October 17,P. 42.
Fox, Catherine. “Atlantan among 5 Showing lively vibe.” Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 9.
Williams, Carla. “On View.” Photograph, September/October, Page 76.
Baker, Kenneth. “Cross section of Bay Area artists’ work highlights the chasm between
creators and crowd.” San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, Page E-1.
Goldsmith, Meredith. “Artist parodies ads to bring awareness.” Oakland Tribune, Bay Area
Living, July 30.
Jameson, Tonya. “Cameras of mother, son chronicle experience of blacks, past and present.”
Charlotte Observer, June 12.
Feaster, Felicia. “Buy and large.” Creative Loafing Atlanta, June 2.
Marshall, Melvin A. “A Cutting-Edge Provocateur: The Bold, New Photography of Hank Willis
Thomas.” Valentine New York, Volume II, Issue 1, Page 60.
2004
Cotter, Holland. “For New Art, Just Take the 7 Train.” New York Times, November 12,
Section E, Page 33.
2003
Feeney, Mark. “Seeing black culture, moment by stark moment.” Boston Globe, Oct. 5.
Copeland, Huey. “Being in the Picture: Hank Willis Thomas’s Frame Series.” Qui Parle 13, no. 2
(Spring/Summer).
2001
Boxer, Sarah. “Black Photographers Who Are Trying to Get Blackness Right.” New York
Times, November 9, Section E, Page 32.
1996
Willis, Deborah and Michael H. Cottman. The Family of Black America. New York: Crown, 1996.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (PRESS)
2011
Adamson, Glenn. “Issues/Commentary: Tsunami Africa” (Museum of Arts and Design exhibition review). Art in America, no. 3 (March 2011): 67–72, illustrated.
Boucher, Brian. “Untitled (Blackness): Q+A With Hank Willis Thomas.” Art in America (September 2011): illustrated.
Gandy, Mira. “New York Arts: Hank Willis Thomas—Strange Fruit—and redefining the Black male identity.” New York Beacon, 8 December 2011: 33, illustrated.
“Hank Willis Thomas—Unbranded.” ElseMagazine, no. 1 (2011): 64–69, illustrated.
Haris, Hanifa. “Erasing Type: Hank Willis Thomas on What Advertisements Are Really Saying.” Time Magazine. 19 April 2011. Web. 28 June 2011. <http://lightbox.time.com/2011/04/19/what-advertisements-dont-say/#1>.
Martin, Frank. “Progeny II: On art, family, race, and culture.” Daily Serving. 12 January 2011. Web. 28 June 2011. <http://dailyserving.com/2011/01/progeny-ii-on-art-family-race-and-culture/>.
Martin, Pauline. “Hank Willis Thomas: Unbranded” (Art essay). Else (by ELysée, a production of the Musée de l'Elysée), no. 1 (2011): 64–69, illustrated.
Trescott, Jacqueline. “Corcoran plans fund-raiser with artist Kehinde Wiley.” The Washington Post, 29 September 2011: illustrated.
Vitiello, Chris. “Diaspora, self-definition and eye-popping color in 30 Americans at the North Carolina Museum of Art.” Indy Week. 23 March 2011. Web. 28 June 2011. <http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/diaspora-self-definition-and-eye-popping-color-in-30-americans-at-the-north-carolina-museum-of-art/Content?oid=2211829>.
Wender, Jessie. “Photo Booth—Photographing the Great Recession, Looking Back to the Great Depression.” The New Yorker, 13 October 2011.
2010
“Art Basel Miami: Artists Review.” www.readysetdc.com, 13 December 2010. Accessed 12 February 2011: <http://readysetdc.com/2010/12/art-basel-miami-artists-review-2/>
Smith, Roberta. “Beyond a Simple Fashion Statement.” New York Times, 6 October 2009.
2009
Carlson, Michele “Black is Beautiful: Hank Willis Thomas” Art in America, June 30, 2009
Ollman, Leah “Review: Hank Willis Thomas at Roberts & Tilton” Los Angeles Times, June 26
2008
Suarez de Jesus, Carlos “Mother-Son Art Takes the Ties that Bind” www.miaminewtimes.com
July 17
Willick, Damon Criticism After Art: Comments on the “Crisis” of Art Criticism (or, How Writing
About Art Writing Earns Its Bad Name Again and Again) X-TRA Magazine Volume 10, No. 3
page 30
Belkin, Katarina, “Clark’s ‘Black Atlantic’ Parses Race in Art, The Williams Record. March
Rice, Robin. “Life in Turnabout.” Citypaper Philadelphia, Jan 23, 2008.
Cook, Greg. “Bought and Sold.” The Phoenix, Jan. 22, 2008.Dawson, Jessica. “Black Panther Rank and File’ Rallying Its Own Art Movement.” The Washington Post, Nov 23, 2007. C02.
Johnson, Martin. “Image Makers.” Baltimore City Paper, Nov 21, 2007.
Bishop, Philip E. “Exhibit Explores History, Hipness.” Orlando Sentinel, April 19.
“Capacity Character, Hank Willis Thomas.” URB Magazine, May, Page 31.
The International Review of African American Art 22, no. 2 (2008): The View From Now.
Flava: Wedge Curatorial Projects 1997–2007. Text
2007
Anderson, Dave. “Priceless.” Frank, Fall/Winter 2007, Page 66-71.
Williams, Carla. “Hank Willis Thomas: Winter in America.” Nka Journal of Contemporary of African Art, Fall 2007, Pages 120-121.
Feeney, Mark “Art,Commerce Intersect in Two Exhibits” The Boston Globe, December 12th. Bing, Alison. “Watch This Space.” 7 x 7, May, Page 109.
George, Lynell. “Blacks in and out of the Box” (California African American Museum exhibition review). Los Angeles Times, 9 December 2007.
Davis, Beandrea. “The elusive concept of Blackness: through photography and film, artist Hank Willis Thomas explores what it means to be black today.” Colorlines Magazine (November/December 2007): 45–47
2006
Peavy, Jessica Ann. “A Brand New School of Thought.” NY Arts, September/October, P. 77.
Trelles, Emma. “Urban Sprawl.” Sun-Sentinel, July 30.
Swanson, Mary Virginia. “Die Talent-Nummer.” FotoMAGAZIN, July, Page 18.
Mack, Joshua. “Hank Willis Thomas - Branded.” Modern Painter, June, Page 112.
Henry, Lisa. “¡Mira!,” Fotophile, Number 50, June, Page 36.
Turner, Elisa. “Metro pictures: Joint exhibit tells movie-like stories of conflict and loss in city spaces.” Miami Herald, May 14, Page 3M.
Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review; Hank Willis Thomas.” New York Times, April, Page 7.
Baker, Kenneth. “Remembering the look, the sound, the grit of a revolution.” San Francisco Chronicle, April 8, Page E-1.
Valdez, Sarah. “Report from New York: Bling and Beyond.” Art in America, April, P. 61.
Cash, Stephanie. “Report from San Francisco II: New and Now.” Art in America, January, P 57.
Kastner , Jeffrey. “Frequency.” Artforum, January, Page 217.
2005
Slight, Clarissa T. “Picturing Us: Together.” International Review of African American Art,
Volume 20, Number 3, Page 46.
Anderson, Diane. “Campaign Hijack… somber ‘Priceless’.” Brandweek, October 17,P. 42.
Fox, Catherine. “Atlantan among 5 Showing lively vibe.” Atlanta Journal Constitution, October 9.
Williams, Carla. “On View.” Photograph, September/October, Page 76.
Baker, Kenneth. “Cross section of Bay Area artists’ work highlights the chasm between
creators and crowd.” San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, Page E-1.
Goldsmith, Meredith. “Artist parodies ads to bring awareness.” Oakland Tribune, Bay Area
Living, July 30.
Jameson, Tonya. “Cameras of mother, son chronicle experience of blacks, past and present.”
Charlotte Observer, June 12.
Feaster, Felicia. “Buy and large.” Creative Loafing Atlanta, June 2.
Marshall, Melvin A. “A Cutting-Edge Provocateur: The Bold, New Photography of Hank Willis
Thomas.” Valentine New York, Volume II, Issue 1, Page 60.
2004
Cotter, Holland. “For New Art, Just Take the 7 Train.” New York Times, November 12,
Section E, Page 33.
2003
Feeney, Mark. “Seeing black culture, moment by stark moment.” Boston Globe, Oct. 5.
Copeland, Huey. “Being in the Picture: Hank Willis Thomas’s Frame Series.” Qui Parle 13, no. 2
(Spring/Summer).
2001
Boxer, Sarah. “Black Photographers Who Are Trying to Get Blackness Right.” New York
Times, November 9, Section E, Page 32.
1996
Willis, Deborah and Michael H. Cottman. The Family of Black America. New York: Crown, 1996.