 Author: Miller, Marc H.
Title: Louis Armstrong : A Cultural Legacy
Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Thus
Size: 4to - 9.75" - 12" tall
Publisher: Seattle, WA University of Washington Press 1994
Seller ID: JUL00-032
248 pages; Book is Very Good to Near Fine; softcover with just the slightest amount of shelfwear and edgewear. Published to accompany an exhibition at the Queens Museum of Art. This multimedia portrait of the pioneering jazz musician features more than 350 illustrations, including posters, musical instruments, illustrated books and magazines, handwritten letters and manuscripts, and assorted memorabilia that document both Armstrong's life and the history of jazz. Paintings, drawings, and photographs illustrate the widespread interaction between the visual arts and jazz. Among the artists represented are Romare Bearden, Stuart Davis, Lee Friedlander, Jacob Lawrence, Annie Leibovitz, Reginald Marsh, Lisette Model, Gordon Parks, Jules Pascin, Ben Shahn, and Weegee. Essays by cultural historian Richard A. Long, musicologist Dan Morgenstern, film historian and journalist Donald Bogle, and art historian Marc Miller complete the portrait of Armstrong.
JAZZ ARMSTRONG LOUIS 1900 1971 BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY COMPOSERS MUSICIANS
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