Black Art: Ancestral Legacy The African Impulse in African American Art Tapa dura - 1990

Dallas Museum of Art. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Dallas Museum of Art. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Brand: Harry N Abrams, 0000-00-00. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good.

Dallas, Tx / New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1989. Second printing. Hardbound. VG- (light aging to upper text block, previous owner's name inside front cover, pages are otherwise clean. No dust jacket). Black cloth boards with gilt lettering, 305 pp. 139 color, numerous bw plates. Provides terrific color plates and insightful essays by the following: David C. Driskell (Introduction); Edmund Barry Gaither (Heritage Reclaimed: An Historical Perspective and Chronology); Regina A. Perry (African Art and African-American Art: A Stylistic and Spiritual Kinship); Alvia J. Wardlaw (A Spiritual Libation: Promoting An African Heritage in The Black College); William Ferris (Black Art: Making The Picture From Memory); Ute Stebich (Black Art In The Caribbean); Robert Farris Thompson (The Song That Names The Land: The Visionary Presence of African-American Art). The catalogue that follows is divided into four sections,and is followed by a most important artist biography section.Selected bibliography. A wonderful reference.

New York: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1989. Hardcover. 0810931044 . Light bumping to boards. Unclipped DJ, mild edgewear and rubbing. Solid binding and clean text. No ownership marks, ex-lib marks, stamps or stickers. International addresses will require extra postage due to size. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 305 pages .

Harry N Abrams Inc, 1990. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Well-kept, unopened copy. With 320 illustrations, including 170 plates in color. Sturdy covers with thick gilting. Black remainder mark to lower page ends, and a little fading at lower edges. Jacket with neat folded edges. Jacket has tear at back corner. HEAVY oversize book. Benefits the Friends of the Albany, CA Library. .

Dallas, TX and New York: Dallas Museum of Art and Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1990. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 305 pages. Published in conjunction a show that ran December 3, 1989 through February 25, 1990 at the Dallas Museum of Art and then traveled to three other locations for additional dates. Features a preface by Richard R. Brettell, foreword and acknowledgements by Alvia J. Wardlaw & Maureen A. McKenna, an introduction by David C. Driskell, a historical perspective and chronology by Edmund Barry Gaither, and texts by Regenia A. Perry, Alvia J. Wardlaw, William Ferris, Ute Stebich, and Robert Farris Thompson. Includes 320 illustrations of which 170 are in color. A near fine copy in cloth boards in a near fine dust jacket with some minor wear.

New York: Harry N, Abrams, Inc, 1990. 2nd printing. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. frontis, photos (many color), index, 305p. Original blue cloth. dj.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1990. The authors examine the impact of African culture on twentieth century black artists. There are 320 illustration, including 170 in full color. The book is very fine. There is some shelf wear on the cover.. Second. Cloth. Very Fine/Fine. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall.

Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1990. New copy of this book -- still wrapped in the publisher's cellophane. This is the hardbound copy of the exhibition catalogue from the Dallas Museum of Art. 305 pp. You can't find a nicer copy. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Mint/Mint. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.