<I>Art of Far Lands</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1958
name: label: Written by
content: Werner Forman, Czech, 1921 - 2010
label: Written by
content: Bedrich Forman, Czech, 1919 - 1985
label: Published by
content: Hamlyn Publishing Group, British, founded 1949
label: Edited by
content: Lubor Hájek, Czech, 1921 - 2000
label: Produced by
content: Artia, Czech, 1950s - 1989
label: Designed by
content: Artia, Czech, 1950s - 1989
label: Translated by
content: Helen Watney
label: Translated by
content: W. Cungh
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: Hardcover copy of "Art of Far Lands" with 323 pages of text. The publication has a red and white fabric binding with a dragon design inside of a floral border. This pattern and border covers both the front and back covers and the spine. There is no book jacket. The endpapers inside the covers have a different dragon pattern from the exterior binding. This endpaper pattern is primarily red with multi-color details. The reverse of the front cover has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones that reads [LOIS JONES / PIERRE-NOEL / EX LIBRIS]. There is some wear on the spine. There is a handwritten inscription inside the book.
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: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Travel
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2016.26.5.14
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 13 1/16 × 9 15/16 × 7/8 in. (33.2 × 25.2 × 2.2 cm)