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Lot 506

[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. TOWNSEND, WALTER L.R. (pseudo., Awlrtz...

Estimate: $200 - $300

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[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. TOWNSEND, WALTER L.R. (pseudo., Awlrtz Ztrlwa). Small archive of documented artwork and a PhD thesis. 1960s/80s. Including: a thick binder, apparently compiled by the artist, entitled i blackart BLACKART, with mounted color and black and white photographs of paintings, some shown on display in restaurants and bowling alleys, and a section of advertising cards designed by the artist at the rear. Circa 1969/70. ? A Study of Psycho-Social Influences of Architectural Design: A Comparative Study of Alkebu-La Lan Communes with American Ghetto Types? [submitted to Union Graduate School, Cincinnati, Ohio] (Sept, 18, 1987). ? and Ghettos of America. Warren Schloat Productions/Prentice-Hall, 1969. 2 LP set with teacher?s guide booklet, and four canisters with film reels, in box. Ex-library.