Jacob Lawrence: The Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman Series of 1938-40 by Harkins Wheat, Ellen - 1991

Hampton Univ. CLEAN Fine 1991 first edition hardcover with fine dust jacket. . Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 1st Printing. 1991.

Good. Seattle and London: University of Washington Press, 1991. Hardcover. 9 ½ x 10 ½”. 127 pp. Very good in a good dust jacket. The dust jacket is protected in mylar. Moderate rubbing to the dust jacket with creases and a large closed tear to the front panel of the dust jacket. Previous owner’s name and declaration ownership in ink on the half title page. The text appears unmarked. The binding is solid.

This book is in very good condition. There are no markings in the book. Cover shows very minor signs of shelf/edge wear. 1991. Ships within 24 hours.

Hampton Univ. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hampton Univ, 1991-06-01. Hardcover. Like New. 9x9x0. [From the library of Dr. Ralph Gomes, Howard University.] Hardcover and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar cover. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. <br> "Jacob Armstead Lawrence was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 1917. The son of Southern migrants, he moved with his mother and sister to Harlem in 1930 at age 13. There, during his participation in community art workshops, Lawrence quickly discovered his love of art through the encouragement of teachers such as painter Charles Alston. Throughout the 1930s, Lawrence's art was inspired by the cultural visionaries of the Harlem Renaissance. In 1938, Lawrence had his first solo exhibition at the Harlem YMCA and started working for the WPA Federal Art Project. In 1940, he received a grant from the Rosenwald Foundation to create a 60-panel epic, The Migration of the Negro (now known as The Migration Series); when the series was exhibited at… Read More

Hampton, VA, and Seattle, WA: Hampton University Museum in association with University of Washington Press, 1991. Cloth, 127 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 26 cm. Catalogue of a traveling exhibition held 1991-1993. SIGNED. Boldly signed & dated by the artist Jacob Lawrence on the half-title page. A fine copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.. SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.