Ysaye Barnwell, limited signed, TLS
Updated September 24, 2026
| Lot number | 128 |
| Estimate | 200.00 - 300.00 USD |
| Auction | Fall Rare Books, Manuscripts, Historical Prints, & Ephemera |
| Date | October 8, 2026 at 10:30 AM EDT |
| Auction house | Quinn's Auction Galleries |
| Location | Falls Church, Virginia |
BARNWELL, YSAYE; CURLEE RAVEN HOLTON, illustrator. We Are... Words and Music by Ysaye M. Barnwell. Easton, PA: Experimental Printmaking Institute at Lafayette College, 2003. Folio (385 x 563 mm). 6 letterpress leaves and 8 color plates printed on rag paper reproducing watercolors by Holton, each captioned and signed by the artist, with an additional color plate proof and TLS from the artist to the author laid in. Unbound as issued in cloth portfolio; audio cd enclosed. Limited edition, one of 10 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. A portfolio of 8 plates by African-American artist Holton, illustrating a song by Barnwell, of Sweet Honey in the Rock fame. This copy with a TLS from Holton to Barnwell, submitting a proof plate of the cover image (included here) for her approval, and discussing their collaboration on the work. Condition Fine
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