<I>The Wind in a Sieve: African art: concept and context</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1969
name: label: Written by
content: Fred J. Parrott
label: Published by
content: William C. Brown Publishing Company, American, founded 1944
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
label: Signed by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: Paperback copy with seventy-six (76) pages of text. The yellow and white cover has a triangle design. In the upper right there is black printed text which reads [THE WIND / IN / A SIEVE]. The center of the cover has a black outline of Africa with two objects, an Urhobo kneeling figure and a musical instrument, inside the border. Below this on the right in black text is [Fred J. Parrott]. The spine has the title, author’s last name, and publisher [wcb] in black printed text. The back cover is blank with a white background and yellow triangle corners by the spine. The reverse front cover 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.
place: label: Place depicted
content: Africa
title: label: Title
content: Book from the library of artist Loïs Mailou Jones
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Africa
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Craftsmanship
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Literature
label: Topic
content: Poetry
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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: 2016.26.5.27
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © 1969 Fred J. Parrott
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: 9 × 6 × 1/2 in. (22.9 × 15.2 × 1.3 cm)