America's Jazz Heritage
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Books

Seeing Jazz book

Seeing Jazz: Artists and Writers on Jazz

Seeing Jazz showcases the music's riotous liberating influence with over one hundred beautiful images, including paintings, photographs, sculpture, multimedia works, and textile art. Inspired by the riffs and refrains of jazz, here are pieces from Romare Bearden, James Phillips, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Gjon Mili, Henri Matisse, William Claxton, Stuart Davis, Ann Tanksley, Archibald Motley, Ed Love, Gordon Parks, Man Ray, and many others. More than sixty cool literary selections from some of the twentieth century's hottest writers complement and enrich the arrangement of artworks. $22.95 paperback, $35.00 hardcover. To order, contact Chronicle Books at 1-800-722-6657.

Posters

Beyond Category poster

Beyond Category: The Musical Genius of Duke Ellington

A colorful, innovative illustration by artist John Howard of Duke Ellington and a New York City nightlife scene. 36" x 24". $10.00. To order, contact SITES at 202-357-3168 x 117.

Louis Armstrong poster

Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy

A stunning copper metallic border frames this 1937 duo-tone photograph of Armstrong with his silver horn by Maurice Seymour. 26" x 26". $10.00. To order, contact SITES at 202-357-3168 x 117.

Seeing Jazz poster

Seeing Jazz

The vibrant yellow, deep blue and burning red of Romare Bearden’s In "E" Sharp (1981) express the rhythm and mood of the jazz musician. With such visual energy, In ‘"E" Sharp exemplifies the interplay between jazz and the visual arts at the crux of Seeing Jazz. 33" x 25". $12.00. To order, contact SITES at 202-357-3168 x 117.

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