Two Centuries of Black American Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1976, VG+ SC
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Driskell, David C. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art / Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.
English, Very Good+, SC, 8vo, 11" x 8 1/2", 221 pp.
ISBN: 0875870708
Softcover in brown pictorial wraps. Some creases to spine, light wear to head, and minor sunning, else, sharp tips and tightly bound. 221 pp. Includes black-and-white and full-color reproductions of artwork and photographs from various artists. Written and curated by scholar and artist David C. Driskell, widely recognized as a leading authority in his field. A groundbreaking exhibition, in being the first institutionally organized, large-scale survey to recognize many facets of Black American artistry--including painting, sculpture, drawing, decorative arts, graphics, and crafts, over a period of two centuries (1750-1950), remembered as a milestone in inclusive curation. This exhibit began at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and ran from September 30 to November 21, 1976, later traveling to Dallas, Atlanta, and New York. An essential and beautifully produced reference.