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(ART.) Contemporary Negro Art, on Exhibition from February 3-19, 1939. 6 full-page black and white reproductions of works by Jacob Lawrence and others. [24] pages. 8vo, original printed wrappers, minimal wear; minor foxing. [Baltimore, MD]: Baltimore Museum of Art, 1939
The catalog from the first major museum exhibition of African-American art. Among the listed artists are Richmond Barthé, Robert Blackburn, Aaron Douglas, Loïs Mailou Jones, Norman Lewis, Dox Thrash, and many others whose work is prized today. Includes an introductory essay by Alain Locke. One other traced at auction, at Swann, 27 February 2003, lot 66.
