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Washington D.C.: Associates in Negro Folk Education, 1940. Library Edition - First Printing. 4to. Green cloth with gilt-stamped lettering. 224 pp. Good, sound binding slightly cocked, some fray to corners and spine, rubbing to spine, gilt lettering slightly faded, toned leaves, previous owner inscription to front free endpaper.. Stated First Printing of this early treatise on Black artists and Black representation in visual art by the groundbreaking Harlem Renaissance scholar on the subject.
The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and of the Negro Theme in Art by Locke, A;lain (editor) - 1979
by Locke, A;lain (editor)
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The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and of the Negro Theme in Art
by Locke, A;lain (editor)
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- Hardcover
New York , NY, U.S.A.: Hacker Art Books, 1979. This is a reprint of the book originally published in 1940; in his introduction Locke writes "The Negro's creative career in the fine arts is longer and more significant than is generally known, and the main objective of this portfolio is to document this pictorially for the wider knowledge of the general public;" the book is divided into three parts, The Negro as Artist, The Negro in Art, and The Ancestral Arts; each section includes critical commentary followed by black & white reproductions of paintings and sculpture and a biographical index of the artists (striking tan covers with portraits on the front & back; very slight edge wear; otherwise a bright, clean, tight copy in nearly perfect condition; in stock & available for immediate shipment from a reliable independent bookstore). Reprint. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9 1/4" X 12 1/4".
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House of Our Own Books
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- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition No Jacket
- Edition Reprint
- Binding Hardcover
- ISBN 10 0878170138
- ISBN 13 9780878170135
- Publisher Hacker Art Books
- Place of Publication New York , NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published 1979
- Size 9 1/4" X 12 1/4"
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The Negro in Art: A Pictorial Record of the Negro Artist and the Negro Theme in Art
by Locke, Alain
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- Used - Good, sound binding slightly cocked, some fray to corners and spine, rubbing to spine, gilt lettering slightly faded, toned leav
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- Library Edition - First Printing
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The Negro In Art
by Locke, Alain
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- Hardcover
- first
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- Used - VG-, age toning to cloth and inner paste-downs. a tight and clean copy otherwise
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- library edition, first printing
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- Hardcover
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Washington, DC: Associates In Negro Folk, 1940. library edition, first printing. Hardcover. VG-, age toning to cloth and inner paste-downs. a tight and clean copy otherwise. Green cloth with gilt lettering and design on front cover (fading). 224 pp. 1 color, numerous bw plates. This volume is organized in three sections: Section I, The Negro As Artist, with 219 bw plates; Section II, The Negro In Art, with 106 bw plates; and Section III, The Ancestral Arts, with 44 bw plates. Each section is accompanied by very useful biographical notes on included artists. Very rare early study of this topic. Color plate missing from center (should be facing page 124).
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