Africa's Children, 2019
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Specifications - Standard Edition of 10
Book - 7" diameter; in slipcase with closure, 7.25" x 7.25" x .62"
Images - 6 gravures from original drawings by the artist, 5 mounted as volvelles; hand-set
letterpress text; wax-printed African cloth covers.
Thomas Parker Williams - Concept, design, illustrations, binding, and printing
Mary Agnes Williams - Concept, text, hand typesetting and printing
Collections
Permanent collections -
(deluxe edition) Swarthmore College, McCabe Library, Special Collections
(deluxe edition) University of Texas San Antonio Peace Library, Special Collections
(deluxe edition) Scripps College Denison Library, Special Collections
(standard edition) Claremont Colleges
Africa's Children is a personal view about music, based on the rhythms of the drum, that evolved from the African diaspora. Blues, Jazz and Funk are American forms; the music of Cuba combines African and Spanish roots.
