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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/1850/1858-46.jpg
Title	The Crisis, A Record of the Darker Races, cover illustration, February 1929.
Creator	Key, Vivian Schuyler (American artist, 1905-1990)
Date	1929-02
Cultural Context	American African-American North American
Style/Period	Harlem Renaissance
Theme	Magazines (periodicals) Periodicals Publications Serials (publications) Covers (overlying objects) Titles (documents) Words Text (layout feature) Letters (signs) Capital letters Lowercase letters Lettering (layout features) Typefaces (type forms) Prices Punctuation marks Symbols Numbers Numerals Inscriptions Illustrations (layout features) Watercolors (paintings) Paintings (visual works) Figures (representations) Figurative art Men (male humans) Women Adults Children (people by age group) Youth Girls Families Front views Three-quarter views Oblique views Profiles (figures) Walking Costume (mode of fashion) Dresses (garments) Coats (garments) Hats Headgear Socks Shoes (footwear) Footwear Shoelaces Gifts Gift wrap Wrapping paper Trees Architecture (object genre) Buildings Churches Ceremonial structures Religious buildings Architectural elements Bell towers Belfries (equipment spaces) Towers (building divisions) Signatures (names)
Subject	Magazine covers Covers (Illustration) Periodicals Lettering (Layout features) Prices Numerals Punctuation Dollar signs Symbols Inscriptions Periodical illustrations Illustrations Watercolors Paintings Men Women Adults Children Girls Families Walking Holding hands Lifting & carrying Clothing & dress Dresses Coats Hats Headgear Shoes Footwear Gifts Trees Architecture Buildings Churches Religious facilities Architectural elements Religious architectural elements Towers Bell towers Artists' signatures Names
Description	Watercolor wash; [from the top down] THE / CRISIS / A Record of the Darker Races / FEBRUARY / 1929 / 15 c THE COPY / $1 50 THE YEAR
Material	Paint Watercolor (paint) Water-base paint Wash (coating)
Technique	Painting (image-making) Wash technique
Inscription	Artist signature, bottom right corner of illustration; above illustration: THE / CRISIS / A Record of the Darker Races; beneath illustration: FEBRUARY / 1929 / 15 [cents] THE COPY / $1.50 THE YEAR
Work Type	Magazine covers Covers (Illustration) Periodical illustrations Periodicals Illustrations Watercolors Paintings
Repository	Weeksville Historical Society (Brooklyn, New York)
Source	Britton, Crystal A. African American Art: The Long Struggle. New York: Smithmark, 1996. (p.47)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Britton courtesy: Weeksville Historical Society, Brooklyn, New York.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 1858-46.jpg
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