Object number2015.17.1.34

Possible Bibliography

Date2015

Artist Arnold Joseph Kemp (American, b. 1968)

Artist John DeMerritt Bookbinding (Emeryville, California)

CultureAmerican

MediumArchival inkjet print on Canson Infinity Platine Fibre Rag

EditionEdition 1 of 7 plus 2 artist's proofs

DimensionsSheet: 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 in. (15.9 x 24.1 cm)
Image: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17.1 x 25.4 cm)

Credit LinePurchase, Advisory Council for Photography

On View

Not on view

Period21st c

Classification(s)

Photograph

InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, lower left corner in pencil: 2015.17.1.34

DescriptionBlack and white image of two hands holding a book with decorative abstract borders, an image of a man holding a guitar, and text reading: BLUES PEOPLE / NEGRO MUSIC / IN WHITE AMERICA / "A MUST / FOR ALL WHO / WOULD MORE / KNOWLEDGEABLY / APPRECIATE / AND BETTER / COMPREHEND / AMERICA'S / MOST POPULAR / MUSIC." / -- LANGSTON HUGHES / [cursive]LeRoi / JONES / (AMIRI BARAKA) / WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

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