<I>Scratchboard Drawing: A Technical Treatise</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1949
name: label: Written by
content: Merritt Dana Cutler, American, 1898 - 1987
label: Published by
content: Watson-Guptill Publications, founded 1937
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
label: Signed by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
notes: label: Description
content: Hardcover copy of "Scratchboard Drawing: A Technical Treatise" with eighty (80) glossy pages. The front cover has white text on a black background in the center which reads [Scratchboard / Drawing]. There is a line drawing graphic below the title. White text over the bottom of the graphic reads [MERRITT DANA CUTLER]. Black text on the lower white border reads [A WATSON-GUPTILL PUBLICATION]. The book has a small metal ring spine. There is a black and white graphic of a man drawing on the back cover with a black background. The reverse of the front cover has an "about the author" page. The last page has a black and white bookplate with three images of Lois Mailou Jones and reads [LOIS JONES / PIERRE-NOEL / EX LIBRIS]. There is a signature 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: Design
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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: 2016.26.5.11
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: 10 7/16 × 7 7/8 × 1/2 in. (26.5 × 20 × 1.2 cm)