The First Book of Moses, called Genesis

Lawrence, Jacob; illustrator

Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1989

About this Item

Edition limited to 400 numbered copies signed by Lawrence. This is number 341. Illustrated with eight original silkscreens by Jacob Lawrence printed on fine Whatman paper by Osiris Printing. Original prospectus laid in. Folio. The prints illustrate and accompany the King James version of the book of Genesis. "The silk-screen stencils of Jacob Lawrence's paintings were expertly processed in New York City…. Anywhere from 17 to 21 screens were required to bring out the coloring of each illustration, making a total of 144 separate stencils, all of which were destroyed after the strictly limited number of some 400 original sets of prints had been achieved on the fine Whatman paper…. Jacob Lawrence, one of the great figurative painters of the 20th century… rose to fame in 1941 after creating one of the most original and forceful series of narrative works in the history of American art the 'Migration of the Negro.' He was the first African American artist to be represented by a major New York gallery and one of the first to have a solo exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art" (Regina Hackett). Original blue cloth, clamshell box by Karl Folkes at the Spectrum Bindery and John Isakovics of Jovonis Bindery. Fine Illustrated with eight original silkscreens by Jacob Lawrence printed on fine Whatman paper by Osiris Printing. Original prospectus laid in. Folio Edition limited to 400 numbered copies signed by Lawrence. This is number 341.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The First Book of Moses, called Genesis
• Publisher: The Limited Editions Club, New York
• Publication Date: 1989
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy & Religion
  • Literature
  • Americana
  • Private Press