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Folio cover of "Charles White: Six Drawings"

1953

New York, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A paper folio cover for the portfolio “Charles White: Six Drawings” printed by Masses and Mainstream, Inc. The folio front cover (a) is printed with the artist’s name, portfolio title, and publisher: [CHARLES WHITE (red text) / Six Drawings (black text) / MASSES & MAINSTREAM – NEW YORK [black text]. The front has become separated from the back (b), which has two folding flaps, horizontal and vertical, to hold the six prints. Printed in black text on the vertical flap is an introduction by Rockwell Kent.

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Catalog reference: 2023.87.7ab

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