<I>The Pleasures of Pattern</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Written by
content: William Justema, American, 1905 - 1987
label: Published by
content: Chapman-Reinhold, Inc., American, founded 1966
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: Hardcover copy with two book jackets and 240 pages. There is a clear plastic book jacket cover over the patterned book jacket. The patterned cover has a green background with a brown geometric design over the jacket. In the center of the front cover, there is printed white text [The / Pleasures / of Pattern]. At the bottom of the front cover, the author [William / Justema] is printed in white text. The book jacket front flap describes the book and has an image of the “Crazy Key” pattern that is used on the book jacket. The flap for the back cover describes each section of the book and has an “about the author” paragraph and photograph. Along the jacket spine is the author’s last name, title, and there is a logo cutoff at the bottom. At the bottom of the back cover is white printed text [1-215] which repeats on the hardcover binding in gold-colored text. The hardcover binding is green and the front board is blank. The spine has gold-colored text with the author’s last name, title, and the publisher [VAN NOSTRAND / REINHOLD]. The first blank page has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones which reads [Lois Jones / Pierre-Noel / EX LIBRIS]. The book has handwritten inscriptions.
title: label: Title
content: Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Graphic design
label: Topic
content: Ornamentation
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.26.5.20
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Reinhold Book Corporation 1968
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 11 3/8 × 8 13/16 × 1 1/8 in. (28.9 × 22.4 × 2.9 cm)