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Author:

Franklin, John Hope, 1915-2009.

Title:

Collecting African American art : the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / John Hope Franklin and Alvia J. Wardlaw.

Publisher:

Distributed by Yale University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

146 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject:

African American art--Collectors and collecting--Houston--Houston--Exhibitions.

Other Authors:

Wardlaw, Alvia J.
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.

Notes:

Published to commemorate the exhibition held at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Aug. 3-Oct. 26, 2008.

Contents:

Ruminations of a would-be art collector / John Hope Franklin African -- Reflections of a curatorial odyssey / Alvia J. Wardlaw -- Houston collects : African American art / Alvia J. Wardlaw -- Copyright and photography credits.

Summary:

"Celebrating an important aspect of cultural history, this book showcases the institutional and private efforts to collect, document, and preserve African American art in Houston during the 20th and 21st centuries"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0300152914 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780300152913 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN:

2008047499

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)