Alfred A. Knopf, New York, New York, USA
Description
Research in ProgressIllustration for a Knopf edition (unpublished) of Carl van Vechten's controversial novel, Nigger Heaven, originally published in 1926. Two figures, dressed in suits and hats, rendered all in black, walk to the right with their hands in their pants pockets. In the background, architectural features and lights in the shapes of flowers are rendered in black outline, and shaded in blues, pinks, and yellows.
Image
Brush And Watercolor On Board
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
