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Bound folio of four poems by Léopold Sédar Senghor (1906-2001), the first president of Senegal and leader in the Négritude literary movement. Poems appear in French and English and are accompanied by six silk-screen prints by Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998), visual artist and educator active during the Harlem Renaissance. Copy 9 of 300 and signed by Senghor and Jones. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York City.

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Bound folio of Maya Angelou's (1928-2014) poem, Our Grandmothers (from I Shall Not Be Moved, 1990) with five original lithograph illustrations by John Biggers (1924-2001). Copy 18 of 400 and signed by Angelou and Biggers. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York City.

Scope and Contents Established in 1934, La Linterna Cali Limitada is a letterpress printing workshop located in the San Antonio neighborhood of Cali, Colombia. Established in 1942, Tipografia Tolima is a letterpress print shop in Tolima, Colombia. This collection of 29 original poster prints represent Afro-Colombian, Indigenous, and environmental themes. Featured artists include...

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Rosana Paulino (b. 1967) is an Afro-Brazilian multidisciplinary visual artist and educator based out of São Paulo, Brazil. This collection includes three prints (nos. 2-4) from Paulino’s Assentamento Series completed at Tamarind Institute, The University of New Mexico.

Scope and Contents Charlene Bicalho (b. 1982) is a Brazilian interdisciplinary artist, independent curator, educator, and a researcher based in São Paulo, Brazil. This performance is from Bicalho's 2021 series, "CUIDADO! Tudo o que é sólido [des] mancha na água/Careful! All that is solid dissolves in water." The performance investigates the function of water within art institutions in Brazil, and the role of cleaning workers in these spaces. Digital video, 11:22 minutes. ...

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Oral history interview with John Fisher, artist behind the Voyage to Soulsville mural at the Austin Public Library, Carver Branch. Interview conducted by UT graduate student Ana Maria Pamela Sorza Reyes. Digital audio, 24:04 minutes. Available online: interview transcript file and interview audio file.

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Jacob Guzman (b. 1994) is a self-taught artist from Austin, TX. His work depicts aspects of daily inner-city struggles, cultural values and aspects of spirituality, especially rooted in knowledge of self. This collection includes five works on paper: Beauty of a Loose Cannon (2021), Chains (2023), Mask Chosen (2023), Weight Bearing (2023), Sure Benin (2023).