<I>Ébène: Essai</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1976
name: label: Written by
content: Dr. René Piquion, Haitian, 1906 - 2001
label: Published by
content: Maison Henri Deschamps, Haitian, founded 1898
label: Owned by
content: Loïs Mailou Jones, American, 1905 - 1998
label: Signed by
content: Dr. René Piquion, Haitian, 1906 - 2001
notes: label: Description
content: Paperback copy with 284 pages. The cover has black text on a green background. Printed at the top is [René Piquion]. In the center of the cover in larger font is [EBENE / (ESSAI)]. There is a design below this with wings, rays, and [HD] in a center shield. At the bottom is [IMPRIMERIE HENRI DESCHAMPS / PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI]. The spine has the title, author, and [HD] publisher symbol in black text. The front cover is partially disconnecting from the spine. The back cover has black text and letters to the author, in French and English, from various sources. The reverse of the front cover has black printed text in French to the author. The book has handwritten inscriptions.
place: label: Place printed
content: Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
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: African diaspora
label: Topic
content: Art
label: Topic
content: Design
label: Topic
content: Folklife
label: Topic
content: Identity
label: Topic
content: Literature
setName: label: See more items in
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: 2016.26.5.30
objectType: label: Type
content: paperbacks
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: 7 11/16 × 5 5/16 × 9/16 in. (19.5 × 13.5 × 1.5 cm)