Reynolds, Gary A., And Wright, Beryl J.; Driskell, David C., Et Al. (Essays By) Listings

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	1 Reynolds, Gary A., and Wright, Beryl J.; Driskell, David C., et al. (Essays by) Against the Odds: African-American Artists and the Harmon Foundation Newark, NJ Newark Museum 1990 0932828221 / 9780932828224 First paperback edition Soft Cover Fine  298 pp., illus. (some col.), biblio., index; 28 cm. Exhibition held at the Newark Museum, January 15-April 15, 1990; Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, South Carolina, May 7-July 9, 1990; Chicago Cultural Center, July 28-September 29, 1990. Tight, clean copy. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. The Harmon Foundation, founded in 1922 by a white real-estate businessman William E. Harmon, was devoted to furthering the cause of African-American artists by funding awards and exhibitions. It played a critical, if controversial, role in supporting black artists in the mid-twentieth century. (Some critics maintain that it supported a depoliticized aesthetic that was inherently conservative.)  Price: 79.95 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	2 Driskell, David C., and Lewis, David Levering, and Ryan, Deborah Willis (Essays by); Campbell, Mary Schmidt (Introduction by) Harlem Renaissance: Art of Black America New York Abrams; Studio Museum in Harlem 1994 0810981289 / 9780810981287 Hard Cover Fine Fine Exhibition Catalogue  Cloth, 200 pp., illus. (some col.), biblio., index; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement.  Price: 79.95 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	3 Driskell, David C., and Simon, Leonard Two Centuries of Black American Art Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Knopf 1976 0875870708 / 9780875870700 Soft Cover Very Good Exhibition Catalogue  221 pp., illus. (some col.), biblio., index; 28 cm. Exhibition held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas; and Brooklyn Museum, NY. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by special arrangement. An important exhibition curated by African American art historian David C. Driskell, who writes on "Black Artists and Craftsmen in the Formative Years, 1750-1920" and "The Evolution of a Black Aesthetic, 1920-1950." With works by Dave the Potter, John James Audubon, Edward M. Bannister, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Aaron Douglas, Robert Duncanson, William H. Johnson, Lois M. Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Edmonia Lewis, Norman Lewis, Archibald J. Motley, Horace Pippin, James A. Porter, Hanner O. Tanner, Alma Thomas, Charles White, Hale Woodruff, others. A must-have publication on African-American art. Richly illustrated with colour plates.  Price: 39.95 USD Add to Shopping Cart
	4 Driskell, David C., and Simon, Leonard Two Centuries of Black American Art Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Knopf 1976 0875870708 / 9780875870700 Soft Cover Good Exhibition Catalogue  221 pp., illus. (some col.), biblio., index; 28 cm. Exhibition held at Los Angeles County Museum of Art; High Museum of Art, Atlanta; Museum of Fine Arts, Dallas; and Brooklyn Museum, NY. Good+. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Moderate shelfwear to wraps, with a corner crease/back cover. Age toning. Another copy available. An important exhibition curated by African American art historian David C. Driskell, who writes on "Black Artists and Craftsmen in the Formative Years, 1750-1920" and "The Evolution of a Black Aesthetic, 1920-1950." With works by Dave the Potter, John James Audubon, Edward M. Bannister, Romare Bearden, Elizabeth Catlett, Aaron Douglas, Robert Duncanson, William H. Johnson, Lois M. Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Edmonia Lewis, Norman Lewis, Archibald J. Motley, Horace Pippin, James A. Porter, Hanner O. Tanner, Alma Thomas, Charles White, Hale Woodruff, others. A must-have publication on African-American art. Richly illustrated with colour plates.  Price: 24.95 USD Add to Shopping Cart