Dox Thrash: An African American Master Printmaker Rediscovered

Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2001. Softcover. VG (slight wear to block edges). Black/red wraps with bw illustration on front and back covers, black spine with white lettering. xi [3]; 176 pp. 125 figures in BW and color plus many BW illustrations. Catalogue of an exhibition held in Philadelphia October 27, 2001-February 24, 2002 and and one other location. "Dox Thrash came of age as an artist in the 1920s and 1930s, a time when art in the United States began to offer accurate reflections of everyday life. Known as "Regionalism," "Social Realism," or simply the "American Scene," this widespread movement encouraged artists to focus their attention on the work around them. Throughout his career Thrash drew on personal experience for the striking imagery in his work, with scenes ranging from childhood memories of the rural South to hard times in the urban centers of the North, patriotic defense work during wartime, and poetic portraits of his community and its residents." "The four essays in this volume open windows on different aspects of the artist's life, offering a historical overview on his training and career as a printmaker; an examination of the inner workings of the Fine Print Workshop in Philadelphia, the only WPA workshop devoted entirely to the production of limited-edition prints; a re-creation of the Pyramid Club, Philadelphia's premier African American cultural and social institution in the 1940s and 1950s; and an investigation of Thrash's use of African American themes in his work."--hardcover book jacket.