Sujet

'On the Art of the Theatre', 1912. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

Hardcover copy of "On the Art of the Theatre" by Edward Gordon Craig, one of the seminal texts of theatre theory and practice, owned by Lois Mailou Jones and signed by her. Jones (1905-1998) was an African-American textile designer, painter and teacher who lived as an expatriate in Paris. Her work was influenced by the Harlem Renaissance movement. The binding is tan with light brown textured fabric over the spine. The front cover has a central red logo with [G C] and a flower inside a circle. The spine reads [On the / Art of / the / Theatre / Edward / Gordon / Craig] in red printed text at the top. [Browne's Bookstore] is in red at the bottom of the spine. The back cover is blank. The book pages have a deckle edge. There are handwritten inscriptions inside the book. 296 pages of text.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM21A78_190

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

115,5Mo (6,8Mo) / 47,1cm x 61,4cm / 5567 x 7250 (300dpi)

Mots clés

people black arts country book theatre museum color location century literature concept African American African-American afro-american United States of America Colour 1910s 20th century culture heritage American America USA book cover united states Unknown Jones Craig Ink on paper cultural heritage Black History Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC hardcover books Harlem Renaissance New Negro Movement Edward Gordon Craig Edward Gordon Loïs Mailou Jones Loïs Mailou Lois Mailou Jones Lois Mailou Browne's Bookstore Bookstore Browne's