<I>The Walls of Jericho</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1928
name: label: Illustrated by
content: Aaron Douglas, American, 1899 - 1979
label: Written by
content: Rudolph Fisher, American, 1897 - 1934
label: Published by
content: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., American, founded 1915
notes: label: Description
content: A first edition copy of Rudolph Fisher's novel The Walls of Jericho with a dust jacket illustration by Aaron Douglas, published by Alfred A. Knopf. The dust jacket cover illustration features a black silhouetted figure of a large man, with another silhuoette figure of a smaller woman standing beside him. In the background is an urban scene of tall buildings and a truck on the streets. The black illustrations are highlighted in red and set against a yellowish tan background. Under the jacket, the book has a plain grey cover. There are no illustrations inside the book.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
label: Movement
content: Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
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: 2015.35.2
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Cover: © Aaron Douglas Foundation/Licensed by Visual Artists & Galleries Association, Inc (VAGA), New York, NY Book: Renewed © 1956 Jane Ryder Fisher
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: 7 3/4 × 5 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (19.7 × 13.3 × 3.5 cm)