"Cowan's book illuminates the artist's decades-long strategy of modeling, evading and eroding those critical expectations that attempted to define her. The result is a deeply informative, inventive monograph that adroitly traces Pindell's multi-media practice, the intermingling evolution of her aesthetic and political positions, and the critical context in which her work was received and evaluated."–Blake Oetting,
caa.reviews "Cowan's focus on the influence of Africa and African textiles on Howardena Pindell's work and her convincing presentation of abstraction as politically meaningful make this book entirely unique."–Lisa Farrington, Howard University
"Cowan creates an important and compelling analysis of the life and career of a grossly understudied American artist. This book has the potential to change the way we understand Howardena Pindell."–Jordana Moore Saggese, University of Maryland