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Research in ProgressIllustration for a Knopf edition (unpublished) of Carl van Vechten's controversial novel, Nigger Heaven, originally published in 1926.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, a figure dressed in blue, stands to the left of a large window (with curtains on either side) and observes a lush garden scene outside. At right, among the plants in the garden outside, the corner of a blue, rectangular pool. In the background, a white, figural statue on a pedestal.
Image
Brush And Watercolor, Graphite On Paper
Gift of Mrs. E. McKnight Kauffer
