<I>Plays of Negro Life: A Source-Book of Native American Drama</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1927
name: label: Published by
content: Harper & Brothers, American, 1817 - 1962
label: Illustrated by
content: Aaron Douglas, American, 1899 - 1979
label: Edited by
content: Alain LeRoy Locke, American, 1885 - 1954
label: Edited by
content: Thomas Montgomery Gregory, American, 1887 - 1971
notes: label: Description
content: A hardcover book titled copy of Plays of Negro Life: A Source-Book of Native American Drama. The front and back covers depict abstract figures and floral elements silhouetted on a light purple background. The binding of the book is green with an off-white square at the top reading "PLAYS OF / NEGRO LIFE / SELECTED AND EDITED BY / ALAIN LOCKE / AND / MONTGOMERY GREGORY.” An adhesive bookplate is attached to the front pastedown page. The bookplate is in the shape of a book and depicts shapes, people and circus animals. It reads “Panam et Circenses” at the top and “Stacy May” at the bottom. Handwritten in black ink on the front free endpaper at center is “Stacy May / Citizenship [illegible] house.” The book has four hundred and thirty (430) pages and sixteen (16) illustrations.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Drama (Theatre)
label: Topic
content: Literature
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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: 2014.53.5
objectType: label: Type
content: hardcover books
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Aaron Douglas Foundation/Licensed by Visual Artists & Galleries Association, Inc (VAGA), New York, NY
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: 8 7/8 × 6 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (22.5 × 15.5 × 3.8 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 8 13/16 × 6 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (22.4 × 15.9 × 4.1 cm)