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1925. Unbound. Bronze figure of a dancing African warrior, armed with shield and spear. Approximately 28" high by about 12" at the widest point, and basically two-dimensional, that is, about 1/2" at its deepest point. Unsigned and without obvious foundry information. The dore bronze is finished on both sides, indicating that it was meant to be viewed from either side, thus it was probably intended as an architectural element in a frieze or as a room divider, and is not currently free standing (and would probably best be mounted on granite or marble). Weight is about 24 lbs. The muscular, stylized Art Deco style warrior is reminiscent of the portrayal of African natives generally associated with the Cotton Club, that is, both caricatured and idealized simultaneously, and is possibly an original architectural feature from that or a similarly themed establishment. The expensive casting process almost certainly indicates that few of these were done. We've never seen another.
[Original Pen and Ink Drawing]: First Lady of Haiti [Madame Elie Lescot] by JONES, Lois Mailou - 1942
by JONES, Lois Mailou
[Original Pen and Ink Drawing]: First Lady of Haiti [Madame Elie Lescot]
by JONES, Lois Mailou
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- near fine
- Signed
1942. Unbound. Near Fine. Original pen and ink drawing for a rare 1942 calendar celebrating African-American women which was titled "Twelve American Women." Portrait is approximately 12.5" x 20.5"; framed 20." x 27.5". Signed and additionally titled in her hand by Jones, and with nine lines of handwritten text about the modest accomplishments of Lescot (mostly about her social graces when her husband was ambassador in Washington), and she has drawn an additional Haitian symbol incorporating "L'Union fait la Force" on both sides, written beneath the drawing "Pen and ink drawing." Between the two symbols is the only printed element, a small calendar for September. Madame Lescot was the second wife of Elie Lescot. His regime was made up largely of light-skinned Haitians. They went into exile in 1946 when they were replaced by a military junta. The accomplishments of Lois Mailou Jones were considerably more plentiful than those of Madame Lescot, she was one of the most influential female African-American artist of the 20th Century, beginning in the late Harlem Renaissance when she exhibited at the Harmon Foundation. She married the Haitian artist Louis Vergniaud Pierre-Noel, and split her time between Haiti, New York, and Paris. Unlike her watercolors which tend to be impressionistic landscapes, this is a precise and detailed portrait of an African-American woman.
- Bookseller Between the Covers- Rare Books, Inc. ABAA (US)
- Format/Binding Unbound
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available 1
- Date Published 1942
- Keywords Biography, African-Americana, Art/Illustration
Bronze African figure
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Unknown
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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$3,500.00
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Paul Robeson, Negro
by ROBESON, Eslanda Goode
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
- Item Price
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$2,500.00
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Corners worn, and the spine has been professionally and nearly seamlessly rebacked, a fair only copy, lacking the dustwrapper. A biography of Robeson by his wife. The Dedication Copy. The printed dedication reads "For Our Son." Their only child, Paul Robeson, Jr., was a mere two years old at the time of publication. This is Paul Robeson, Jr.'s copy with his bold ownership Signature on the front fly (obviously written at a later date). It also has the smaller ownership signature of Rev. Benjamin C. Robeson (Paul Robeson, Sr.'s brother). In addition, Paul Robeson, Sr., has noted on the rear fly: "April 25, 1956. Have translated = The Soviet Biography - John. Soldier of Peace." An exact timeline of ownership is impossible to determine, but we suggest this was one of Paul Robeson, Sr.'s own copies, was then given to his brother, and was later inherited by the dedicatee, to whom his mother probably did not see fit to inscribe a…
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Imitation of Life
by HURST, Fannie
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
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$5,000.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1933. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in red cloth boards with fresh paper labels on the spine and front board in very good dust jacket with a few scattered spots on the front panel, some sunning to the spine, and light wear at the edges with a few nicks. A novel by a white women about two single mothers, one white and one black, who create a successful restaurant franchise together but through their daughters suffer at the hands racial prejudice and tragic choices. The novel was filmed twice, first in 1934 with Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers, and again in 1959 with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore. The first film was nominated for Best Picture and named to the National Film Registry in 2005, while the Douglas Sirk remake is now considered a classic of 1950s cinema and one of the German director's masterpieces. Hurst, while popular in her day, has largely been forgotten, despite her championing of women's rights and racial equality, particularly during…
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Bronze African figure
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Unknown
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
- Item Price
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$3,500.00
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1925. Unbound. Bronze figure of a dancing African warrior, armed with shield and spear. Approximately 28" high by about 12" at the widest point, and basically two-dimensional, that is, about 1/2" at its deepest point. Unsigned and without obvious foundry information. The dore bronze is finished on both sides, indicating that it was meant to be viewed from either side, thus it was probably intended as an architectural element in a frieze or as a room divider, and is not currently free standing (and would probably best be mounted on granite or marble). Weight is about 24 lbs. The muscular, stylized Art Deco style warrior is reminiscent of the portrayal of African natives generally associated with the Cotton Club, that is, both caricatured and idealized simultaneously, and is possibly an original architectural feature from that or a similarly themed establishment. The expensive casting process almost certainly indicates that few of these were done. We've never seen another.
Item Price
$3,500.00
Paul Robeson, Negro
by ROBESON, Eslanda Goode
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
- Item Price
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$2,500.00
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New York: Harper and Brothers, 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Corners worn, and the spine has been professionally and nearly seamlessly rebacked, a fair only copy, lacking the dustwrapper. A biography of Robeson by his wife. The Dedication Copy. The printed dedication reads "For Our Son." Their only child, Paul Robeson, Jr., was a mere two years old at the time of publication. This is Paul Robeson, Jr.'s copy with his bold ownership Signature on the front fly (obviously written at a later date). It also has the smaller ownership signature of Rev. Benjamin C. Robeson (Paul Robeson, Sr.'s brother). In addition, Paul Robeson, Sr., has noted on the rear fly: "April 25, 1956. Have translated = The Soviet Biography - John. Soldier of Peace." An exact timeline of ownership is impossible to determine, but we suggest this was one of Paul Robeson, Sr.'s own copies, was then given to his brother, and was later inherited by the dedicatee, to whom his mother probably did not see fit to inscribe a…
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$2,500.00
Imitation of Life
by HURST, Fannie
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Seller
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Gloucester City, New Jersey, United States
- Item Price
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$5,000.00
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1933. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First edition. Fine in red cloth boards with fresh paper labels on the spine and front board in very good dust jacket with a few scattered spots on the front panel, some sunning to the spine, and light wear at the edges with a few nicks. A novel by a white women about two single mothers, one white and one black, who create a successful restaurant franchise together but through their daughters suffer at the hands racial prejudice and tragic choices. The novel was filmed twice, first in 1934 with Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers, and again in 1959 with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore. The first film was nominated for Best Picture and named to the National Film Registry in 2005, while the Douglas Sirk remake is now considered a classic of 1950s cinema and one of the German director's masterpieces. Hurst, while popular in her day, has largely been forgotten, despite her championing of women's rights and racial equality, particularly during…
Read More Item Price
$5,000.00