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Dox Thrash : an African American master printmaker rediscovered / John Ittmann ; with essays by David R. Brigham, Cindy Medley-Buckner and Kymberly N. Pinder.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks NE539.T53 A4 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ittmann, John W.
- Series:
- Jacob Lawrence series on American artists
- The Jacob Lawrence series on American artists
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thrash, Dox, 1892-1965--Exhibitions.
- Thrash, Dox.
- African American printmakers--Exhibitions.
- African American printmakers.
- African American printmakers--Biography.
- African Americans in art--Exhibitions.
- African Americans in art.
- Art, American--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Art, American.
- Graphic arts--United States--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Graphic arts.
- Prints, American--20th century--Exhibitions.
- Prints, American.
- Genre:
- Catalogues raisonnés.
- Exhibition catalogs.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 176 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Philadelphia Museum of Art, ©2001.
- Summary:
- "Dox Thrash came of age as an artist in the 1920s and 1930s, a time when art in the United States began to offer accurate reflections of everyday life. Known as "Regionalism," "Social Realism," or simply the "American Scene," this widespread movement encouraged artists to focus their attention on the work around them. Throughout his career Thrash drew on personal experience for the striking imagery in his work, with scenes ranging from childhood memories of the rural South to hard times in the urban centers of the North, patriotic defense work during wartime, and poetic portraits of his community and its residents."
- "The four essays in this volume open windows on different aspects of the artist's life, offering a historical overview on his training and career as a printmaker; an examination of the inner workings of the Fine Print Workshop in Philadelphia, the only WPA workshop devoted entirely to the production of limited-edition prints; a re-creation of the Pyramid Club, Philadelphia's premier African American cultural and social institution in the 1940s and 1950s; and an investigation of Thrash's use of African American themes in his work."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- Dox Thrash: "I Always Wanted To Be an Artist" / John Ittmann 1
- The Fine Print Workshop of the Philadelphia Federal Art Project / Cindy Medley-Buckner 43
- Dox Thrash and the Pyramid Club / David R. Brigham 53
- "Racial Idiom" in the Work of Dox Thrash / Kymberly N. Pinder 65
- Guide to the Catalogue Raisonne of Prints 84
- Lifetime Exhibition Record 140.
- Foreword / Anne d'Harnoncourt
- Dox Thrash: "I Always Wanted To Be an Artist" / John Ittmann
- The Fine Print Workshop of the Philadelphia Federal Art Project / Cindy Medley-Buckner
- Dox Thrash and the Pyramid Club / David R. Brigham
- "Racial Idiom" in the Work of Dox Thrash / Kymberly N. Pinder
- Guide to the Catalogue Raisonne of Prints
- Catalogue Raisonne of Prints
- Chronology / Jennifer Noonan
- Lifetime Exhibition Record
- Glossary of Printmaking Terms
- Alphabetical List of Print Titles.
- Notes:
- Exhibition itinerary: Philadelphia Museum of Art, October 27, 2001-February 24, 2002 ; Terra Museum of American Art, Chicago, September 10-November 3, 2002.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-166) and indexes.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Ittmann, John W., Dox Thrash
- ISBN:
- 0876331525
- 9780876331521
- 0876331517
- 9780876331514
- 0295981598
- 9780295981598
- OCLC:
- 47785679
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