San Francisco Lithographer, Volume 14: African American Artist Grafton Tyler Brown

by Robert J Chandler and Robert J. Chandler

Grafton Tyler Brown--whose heritage was likely one-eighth African American--finessed his way through San Francisco society by passing for white. Working in an environment hostile to African American achievement, Brown became a successful commercial artist and businessman in the rough-and-tumble gold rush era and the years after the Civil War. Best known for his bird's-eye cityscapes, he also produced and published maps, charts, and business documents,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806144106
• ISBN13: 9780806144108
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.5" x 11.0"