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Written by:
Maitland E. Graves, American, 1902 - 1978  Search this
Published by:
McGraw-Hill Book Company, founded 1917  Search this
Owned by:
Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998  Search this
Signed by:
Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 9 13/16 × 7 9/16 × 1 1/8 in. (25 × 19.2 × 2.9 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Date:
1951
Description:
Hardcover edition of "The Art of Color and Design" with tan and brown binding. On the front cover the title [The ART of / COLOR and / DESIGN] is printed in dark brown within parallel lines that wrap around to the spine. Below this is [MAITLAND GRAVES] printed in dark brown. The reverse of the front cover has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones which reads [LOIS JONES / PIERRE-NOEL / EX LIBRIS].The title and author are on the upper spine. On the lower spine is [McGRAW -HILL / BOOK COMPANY / SECOND / EDITION]. The back cover has [24119] printed in the lower right corner. The book has 439 glossy pages of text. The reverse of the last blank glossy page has a design grid created by the author adhered to the page with masking tape along the top edge. The book has handwritten inscriptions.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Art  Search this
Design  Search this
Education  Search this
Graphic design  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2016.26.5.18
Restrictions & Rights:
© Maitland Graves
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Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3a571aa-dc3e-4d62-a41b-20b4aa175487
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.26.5.18