Willis, Deborah (Editor) - J.P. Ball: Daguerrean and Studio Photographer

New York, NY, Garland Publishing, Inc, 1993. Hardcover. Black cloth; Blue cloth at spine; Silver lettering on spine; 310 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw photos and figures. This thrilling volume not only brings to light an important chapter in African-American history, but it brings long-overdue recognition to Ball (1825-1904), the 19th-century African-American photographer who in his day was regarded as one of the best photographers in America. Contents as follows: Foreword / David C. Driskell -- Introduction / Deborah Willis -- Museum Collections. The Cincinnati Historical Society. Cincinnati Art Museum. International Museum of Photography at George Eastman House. Montana Historical Society. The Ohio State University. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. University of Washington -- Private Collections. Derek Beard Fine Art. Keith DeLellis Collection. George and Christina Kemp. Bill Rodgers, Jr. Swann Galleries, Inc. R. Lee Weaver Fine Art Collection -- Ball's Splendid Mammoth Pictorial Tour of the United States -- Postscript / William F. Stapp. Very scarce outsiude of institutional holdings. VG-. Ex-artist workshop library with minimal markings only the remenants of a sticker on the spine and on the rear paste down. No jacket. Some fading on spine, otherwise clean and tight .

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