Museum object · Books and Published Materials
Richard Wright: Daemonic Genius - A Portrait of the Man, a Critical Look at His Work
1988
Smithsonian NMAAHC collection
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A hard cover case (adhesive) bound 428 page book (a) written by Margaret Walker about Richard Wright. The paper wrap around jacket (b) is printed with a black background with a tan-green side right border and spine. At the top center of the lower half is a black and white photograph of Richard Wright from the waist up sitting sideways with a cigarette in one hand and a cup and saucer in front of him. Above the photograph, at the top of the cover is [RICHARD / WRIGHT] in white, [DAEMONIC / GENIOUS / A PORTRAIT OF THE MAN / A CRITICAL LOOK AT HIS WORK] in green, and below the photograph in green [MARGARET / WALKER] and [AUTHOR OF JUBILEE] in white. The verso is black with white text.
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Catalog reference: 2011.158.6ab
