DOX THRASH: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered

Published by Philadelphia Museum of Art / University of Washington Press, Philadelphia & Seattle, 2001

ISBN 10: 0876331525 (ISBN 13: 9780876331521)

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First printing. Catalogue of an exhibition held in Philadelphia October 27, 2001 - February 24, 2002 with essays by John Ittmann, David Brigham, Cindy Medley-Buckner and Kymberly N. Pinder. "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. 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." At the WPA workshop he launched a new print-making technique - the carborundum print - and he most known for these evocative prints. Includes a catalogue raisonee of all 188 prints which have been credited to him. Illustrated with 125 of his prints in bloth black and white and in color plus many photographs. A title in the Jacob Lawrence Series on American Artist. A beautiful large format book, xi, 176 pp. Fine in a fine dust jacket (as new.).…

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Title
DOX THRASH: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered
Author
[Thrash, Dox, 1892 - 1965] Ittmann, John; with essays by David Brigham, Cindy Medley-Buckner and Kymberly N. Pinder.
Publisher
Philadelphia Museum of Art / University of Washington Press, Philadelphia & Seattle
Publication year
2001
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