African American from Cinemage Books

Alabama: Equal Justice Initiative, 2020. Original Edition . Large Paper. EJI's 2021 calendar is a large 11" x 14" r wall calendar that includes hundreds of historical entries highlighting historical events and issues in our nation's racial history. Each date has a historical fact along with 12 side bar short essays on events and people important to the struggle… Read more about this item

New York: Dutton, 1996. 1st Edition. 1st Printing. . Boards & Cloth with Dustjacket. A nice fresh copy of Wilson's prize winning play "Seven Guitars." Laid in the book is a small signed index card that HAS SIGNED BY AUGUST WILSON IN BLUE INK. Wilson was one of America's best playwrights who won practically every major… Read more about this item

Brooklyn: Brooklyn Academy Of Music, 2020. First Printing . Small Poster. Nice small 8" x 12" poster celebrating Toni Morrison's 89th birthday and a celebration of black women that was held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Nice photo of Morrison dancing. For the Morrison completist and bound to become scarce.

Washington D.C: The Phillips Collection, 1977. First Edition . Paper with Die Cut Cover. Loverly oblong catalog for a traveling exhibition of the great African American outsider painter. Illustrated with 49 nice color repros + biblio and an essay by Romare Bearden. Fine

New York City: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 2011. First Edition . Bds. & cl;. With Dustjacket. SIGNED BY HARRY BELAFONTE ON THE TITLE PG. The great singer and political activist tells his story. Illus. with 32pgs. of b&w and color photos. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket.

Seattle: University Of Wa. Press, 2000. First Paper Edition . Oversize Paper. The life and work of the great American painter, Jacob Lawrence. Pub. in conj. with an exhibition. Includes essays by Richard J. Powell, Patricia Hills, Paul J. Karlstrom, Lowrey Stokes Sims, Elizabeth Steele & Leslie King-Hammond, Elizabeth Hutton Turner. Includes biographical data, Notes, Notes to Works in… Read more about this item

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999. First American Paper Edition . Large Paper. REVIEW COPY WITH PUBLICITY SHEET LAID IN. Beautiful catalog that was pub. for an exhibition that began in Germany and traveled to the US in 1999 of the brilliant work of the great outsider artist Bill Traylor. Includes many essays and many nice color repros. along… Read more about this item

Ohio: Columbus Museum of artUniversity of Washington Press, 1992. First Edition . Oversize Paper. Lavish and large catalog pub. in conj. with an exhibition of the great artists carved works. Illustrated with 100's of repros most in color and several essays. Postcard laid in. There is a soft bump like crease to the bottom corner tip of the front… Read more about this item

New York City: The Studio Museum in Harlem/oxford University Press, 1991. First Printing . Paper. Beautiful catalog of the great aritsts work including many b&w repros along with many color repros + text, biblio. Small corner crease to the back corner of the cover, otherwise the book is fine and appears to be unread.

New York City: Whitney Museum of American Art, 1997. First Edition . Paper. Pub. in conj. with a traveling exhibition. The catalog is illustrated with many of the artists photomontages and collages including some in color. Includes essays and text. Nicely produced and printed. Fine.

New York: Hyperion Books, 1998. First edition/1st Printing . Oversize Boards. Lavish very handsome book by Winfrey on the making of the movie "Beloved" that was based on the novel by Toni Morrison. includes an essay by Jonathan Demme who directed the film and many nice b&w candids and production photos. Published without a dustjacket. Fine.

New York City: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1999. First Edition . Oversize Illus Bds. W. Dj.. Beautiful book of full color large portraits of African Americans and Native Americansalong with text by the self taught artist. Bright and colorful. Fine/fine.

Seattle: Fantagraphics Books, 1993. First Printing . Large Paper. Graphic novel based on the life of the great jazz and blues singer Billie Holiday. Drawin in black and white, like her life. Except for a teeny tiny nick to the corner of the bottom of the front cover this is a pristine unread copy.

Cleveland: The Mther Gallery, 1984. First Printing . Small Paper. Uncommon 36pg. catalog includes many b&w photos + 4 color repros.& small essay. Light slight roll and one small corner crease to the bottom of the back cover. vg.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1990. First Edition . Oversize cloth with Dustjacket. Visually splendid over 300pg. book on the life and art of the wonderful African-American artist Romare Bearden. Illustrated with 250 photos of his work along with personal photos. Includes 125 full color repros. Fine/fine

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 1994. First Edition . Oversize Illus. Bd. W. Dj.. Beautiful large book consisting of a poem by Shange highlighted by bright beautiful paintings by Bearden. A wonderful collaboration. Stunning and fine/fine.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of art/viking, 1995. First Edition First Printing . Oversize Illus Bds. W. Dj.. T. A beautiful book combining the wonderful art of Bearden with the wonderful poetry of Hughes. Vivid and handsome with great production values. Fine/fine

Washington D.C.: The Rappahannock press/the Phillips Collection, 1993. First Paper Edition . Oversize Paper. SIGNED BY JACOB LAWRENCE ON THE TITLE PG. IN ADDITION THERE IS AN INSCRIBED, SIGNED AND DATED POSTCARD OF ONE OF HIS WORKS LAID IN. ALSO LAID IN HIS A 6PG. PRESS RELEASE AND A FOLD-OVER COLOR BROCHURE FOR THE EXHIBITION. Stunning catalog for a… Read more about this item

New Yor City: Hirschl & Adler Modern, 1988. First Edition . Paper. Attractive 36pg. exhibition catalog of the work of the great self taught aritst. 6 color repros. along with 9 black and white images. Intro. by John Yau. Fine. Laid in is an announcement card with a note and an ilustration for a exhibition of Traylor's at the… Read more about this item

New York City: ACA Galleries, 1989. First Edition . Paper. LAID IN THE BOOK IS A SMALL CARD THAT IS SIGNED IN RED INK BY ROMARE BEARDEN. Beautiful full color catalog of the great artist's art from the early 40's to the 1980's. Includes many vellum overlays with reproductions of his poems, interviews, and b&w archival photos. Fine. Laid… Read more about this item