Featuring 200 superb plates spanning half a century, this book is the first retrospective of the work of Roy DeCarava, a great American photographer known for his brilliant photographs of Harlem and of jazz musicians such as Billie Holliday and John Coltrane. Published to accompany a major exhibition that opened at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in early 1996.
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Featuring 200 superb plates spanning half a century, this book is the first retrospective of the work of Roy DeCarava, a great American photographer known for his brilliant photographs of Harlem and of jazz musicians such as Billie Holliday and John Coltrane. Published to accompany a major exhibition that opened at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in early 1996.
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Add this copy of Roy Decarava a Retrospective to cart. $59.99, good condition, Sold by Koster's Collectible Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Farmingville, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Museum of Modern Art.
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Good++, No Dust Jacket. 4TO, B/W Illus, Paperback. Softcover. White photo illustrated paper covers show edge wear and light soil. Corner lightly creased. Light fore edge soil. Photo pages are clean, a few bent corners. Lightly tanned at margin edges. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $73.50, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Museum of Modern Art.
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VG/VG exlibrary from an art school. Appears very seldom used, dustjacket in mylar. Rock solid. Black boards, white illustrated dj. 280 pp., Illustrations. Book includes an introduction by Peter Galassi, a foreword by Glenn D. Lowry, the Director of The Museum of Modern Art at the time this book was published and an essay by Sherry Turner DeCarava the wife of Roy DeCarava. A striking presentation of this photographers work. DeCarava is famous for his black and white photographs of jazz musicians and everyday people in New York City. Contents as follows: Introduction /; Peter Galassi--; Pages from a notebook /; Sherry Turner DeCarava--; Plates--; A photographer's gallery: ; Schedule of Exhibitions--; Exhibition history.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $89.03, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by The Museum of Modern Art.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by Argosy Book Store rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Museum of Modern Art.
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DECARAVA, Roy. Near fine. With an essay by Sherry Turner DeCarava. Black & white photographic illustrations. 280 pages. Large 4to, matte pictorial wrappers (spine evenly toned). New York: The Museum of Modern Art, (1996). A near fine copy.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $105.00, very good condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Museum of Modern Art.
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VG/VG. Black boards, white illustrated dj. 280 pp., Illustrations. Book includes an introduction by Peter Galassi, a foreword by Glenn D. Lowry, the Director of The Museum of Modern Art at the time this book was published and an essay by Sherry Turner DeCarava the wife of Roy DeCarava. A striking presentation of this photographers work. DeCarava is famous for his black and white photographs of jazz musicians and everyday people in New York City. Contents as follows: Introduction /; Peter Galassi--; Pages from a notebook /; Sherry Turner DeCarava--; Plates--; A photographer's gallery: ; Schedule of Exhibitions--; Exhibition history.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $136.81, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by The Museum of Modern Art.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $140.00, very good condition, Sold by The Chatham Bookseller rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Madison, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by The Museum of Modern Art.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Quarto. 280 pp. previous owner inscription front free endpaper. toning to the extremities. Granite gray cloth boards in excellent condition. Vivid red lettering to the spine. Clean and bright pages are unmarked. Unclipped pictorial has toning to the panels, otherwise like new. in mylar sleeve. Perhaps best known for his portraits of jazz musicians, DeCarava in 1952 was the first African American photographer to receive a Guggenheim fellowship.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $140.92, new condition, Sold by Just one more Chapter, ships from Miramar, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Museum of Modern Art.
Add this copy of Roy Decarava: a Retrospective to cart. $145.00, very good condition, Sold by Design Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from New York, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by The Museum of Modern Art.
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Very Good. This is a very good softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean. The Spine is not creased, binding firm. This monograph was prepared to accompany the exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from January 25 to May 7, 1996. The exhibition then traveled all over America from coast to coast. Text by Peter Galassi. Contribution by Sherry Turner DeCarava. Illustrated throughout in black and white with 194 reproductions in tritone, 43 in duotone. Exhibition history. Bibliography. 12" high X 10" wide, 280 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.
