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Research in ProgressIllustration for a Knopf edition (unpublished) of Carl van Vechten's controversial novel, Nigger Heaven, originally published in 1926. At bottom left corner, two figures (one in a black suit, and the other in a red dress) walk into the lit doorway of a two-story building. The building has a sign across its facade, which reads: BLACK VENUS. Above, a third figure leans out the window, their head resting in one hand.
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Lithograph On Paper
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
