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BOOKS OF POSTCARDS |
![]() AA377 - Lest We Forget: The Triumph Over Slavery Book of Postcards $9.95 Schomburg Center, The New York Public Library. Filled with powerful images from the Schomburg Center, featuring reproductions of historic photographs, paintings, drawings, and documents that chronicle the struggle to overcome slavery. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA353 - Zulu Designs Book of Postcards $9.95 30 color images of telephone wire baskets by South African Artists. Resourceful Zulu artisans use the thin wires found inside telephone cables to replace grass in their weavings, affording these artists a rich, rainbow like palette for their creations. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA400 Covering Jazz Book of Postcards $4.98 30 color reproductions The album cover art serving as the face of the recordings in this post card book is as eclectic as Jazz music itself. From the enviable vaults of Concord Music Group, this collection of 30 classic album covers embodies the heart and soul of jazz. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA402 - Jonathan Green Paintings Postcard Book $9.95 The 30 colorful, sensitive paintings in this book of postcards capture the artist's memories of rural community life in the inland marshlands of South Carolina. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() A543 - African Americans Book of Postcards $9.95 30 duotone photographs Features African Americans who have made outstanding contributions to the arenas of politics, economics, education, literature, music, drama, athletics, exploration, and entertainment. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() A594 Black Ball Book of Postcards $9.95 The Negro Baseball Leagues 30 duotone photographs with historical notes Before mainstream baseball accepted African American players, the stars of the Negro Leagues thrilled fans with outstanding pitching, hitting, and fielding. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() A696 - Women of the African Ark Book of Postcards $9.95 Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher present a rare glimpse into the unusual world of the women of the Horn of Africa. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() A973 - Melinda Moore Lampkin Book of Postcards $9.95 30 full-color color collages Assembled from various textures, colors, and patterns, powerful and vibrant collages by fiber artist Melinda Moore Lampkin depict African American life. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA137 - Art of Africa Book of Postcards $9.95 Beautiful objects made from eclectic materials demonstrate religious, ceremonial, luxurious, utilitarian, and decorative aspects of African art from the entire continent. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA187 - African American Art Book of Postcards $9.95 30 b/w and color artworks by 22 artists Works by old masters like Hale Woodruff and contemporary artists such as Betye Saar reveal the influence of African Americans' talents on American art. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA188 - I Paint My House Book of Postcards $9.95 30 color photographs and captions by Margaret Courtney-Clarke Traditional Art by African Women Courtney-clarke's photographs introduce a strikingly different world in which African women paint their adobe homes with bold designs in brillant colors. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA196 - Paul Robeson Book of Postcards $9.95 Paul Robeson: The Journey of a Renaissance Man...30 b/w and color photographs. This collection reveals the facets of a pioneer in the civil rights movement and an eloquent voice for the world's oppressed. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA204 - NATURAL WOMEN BOOK OF POSTCARDS $9.95 30 b/w photographs These images of women with "natural" hair appeared in the 1900 Exposition exhibition American Negroes, curated by scholar/activist W.E. B. Dubois, to show African Americans' progress in one generation out of slavery. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA219 - The Art of Romare Bearden Book of Postcards $9.95 From a Bearden retrospective, images include Mother and Child, La Primavera, The Street, Cotton Workers, and Of the Blues: At the Savoy. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA234 - African Ceremonies Book of Postcards $9.95 30 Color photographs Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher document the ancient, vanishing folkways among the African peoples, creating a visual record for future generations. Add to Cart View Cart |
![]() AA263 - Black Ball II Book of Postcards $9.95 30 duotone photographs Photographs celebrating the Negro Leagues' teams and ballplayers are from the National Baseball Library, Cooperstown, New York, and the players' collections. Add to Cart View Cart |
AA342 - Black Art: Treasures of
the Schomburg Book of Postcards$9.95 Schomburg Center For Research In Black Culture, The New York Public Library 30 full-color images This book of postcards presents work in diverse media by artists from Ethiopia, Dahomey (Benin), and Haiti, their names now sadly lost, as well as some Americans who are known world-wide--Hale Woodruff, Augusta Savage, Charles Alston, Archibald Motley Jr. - and others who aren't but should be. Add to Cart View Cart |
AA159 - Cuba Book of Postcards$9.95 30 color photographs by Joanne Savio Isolated, impoverished, and beautiful, Cuba holds a special place in African American consciousness because of its African roots. Part of the proceeds from this book's sales go to assist Cuban families. Add to Cart View Cart |
A750 - African Textiles Book of
Postcards$9.95 The Newark Museum / 30 full-color photographs Woven, stenciled, painted, embroidered, or printed in bold compositions and dynamic color schemes, the fabrics shown here range from a hand-spun cotton wrapper made in Burkina Faso to silk brocade from Morocco. Add to Cart View Cart |
A789 - Bob Marley Book of
Postcards$9.95 30 color and b/w photographs Although he's been gone for more than twenty years, his unmatchable sound and prophetic lyrics continue to move us. Photos capture his faith and resilience. Add to Cart View Cart |
AA868 - Art of Jonathan Green
Book of Postcards$9.95 30 color artworks Jonathan Green immortalizes the Gullah culture of South Carolina with vivid hues and refreshing scenes of people and the serene coastal landscape. Add to Cart View Cart |
AA188 - I Paint My House Book
of Postcards$9.95 30 color photographs and captions by Margaret Courtney-Clarke Traditional Art by African Women Courtney-clarke's photographs introduce a strikingly different world in which African women paint their adobe homes with bold designs in brillant colors. Add to Cart View Cart |
AA341 - Black Fives Book of
Postcards$9.95 30 b/w and duotone photographs Great-looking historical photos of African American men's (and one women's!) clubs and college basketball teams in the era of Jim Crow. Add to Cart View Cart |
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11/13/2007