Presents a catalog of an exhibition featuring the work of African-American artists, accompanied by an introductory essay, chapter introductions, and a discussion of the printmaking techniques of depression-era WPA printmakers.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, (colloquially, the “Met”) is the largest art museum in the United States.
It was founded on April 13, 1870, "to be located in the City of New York, for the purpose of establishing and maintaining in said city a Museum and library of art, of encouraging and developing the study of the fine arts, and the application of arts to manufacture and practical life, of advancing the general knowledge of kindred subjects, and, to that end, of furnishing popular instruction."