<I>Banjo: A Story without a Plot</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1929
name: label: Written by
content: Claude McKay, Jamaican American, 1889 - 1948
label: Illustrated by
content: Aaron Douglas, American, 1899 - 1979
label: Published by
content: Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
notes: label: Description
content: The first American edition of Claude Mckay's novel Banjo published by Harper and Brothers in 1929, with illustrations by Aaron Douglas. The book has a dark blue and red printed cover. The dust jacket features an illustration of black silhouetted figures against a deep red background. One figure plays a banjo on the edge of a dock to dancing figures below. A city scape is in the background. The title and author are printed at the top: [BANJO / CLAUDE McKAY]. A paper bookplate printed with an illustration of two owls and the name [Reuben J. Brown] is adhered to the inside cover.
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: 2015.34.1
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: © 1929 Haper & Brothers Renewed © 1957 Hope McKay Virtue
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: 7 3/16 × 5 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (18.3 × 13.8 × 4.4 cm)