{"product_id":"barbara-karant-820","title":"Barbara Karant \/\/ 820 Ebony\/Jet Visions of the Johnson Publishing Company, an American Icon (Pre-order, Sep 22 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eResidual textures, patterns and structures of the abandoned\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eoffices represent both the spirit of a Black publishing empire and the sense of its loss\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHome to the creative teams behind the influential magazines\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJet\u003c\/i\u003e, the offices of the Johnson Publishing Company at 820 South Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago were inspiring creations in their own right. Each floor of the 11-story building flaunted distinct color and pattern combinations, and this bold design telegraphed Johnson's position at the forefront of Black American business and culture. After the company sold the building in 2010 and relocated in 2012, Barbara Karant spent five years photographing the office's interiors, which remained largely unchanged since their original design in the 1970s. Approximately 150 color photographs are paired with images of the original interiors along with other archival material. Texts include an essay on the legacy of the Johnson Publishing Company and an oral history of the company as related by former employees.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Karant\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Chicago-based photographer whose work is represented in the permanent collections of the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts, Art Institute of Chicago, St. Louis Art Museum and the Stanford University Art Museum.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeborah Willis\u003c\/strong\u003e is chair of the Department of Photography at the Tisch School of the Arts at NYU.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAaron Bryant\u003c\/strong\u003e is a curator at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, and co-curator of the Johnson Publishing Archives.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCheryl Finley\u003c\/strong\u003e is director of the Atlanta University Center Art History + Curatorial Studies Collective at Spelman College.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrenna Wynn Greer\u003c\/strong\u003e is an associate professor of history at Wellesley College.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJon Ott\u003c\/strong\u003e is the executive director and founding member of the Richard Hunt Legacy Foundation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE. James West\u003c\/strong\u003e is a lecturer at University College London and codirector of the Black Press Research Collective at Johns Hopkins University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Mw Editions\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 22, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 240\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9781969303043\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e11 in H | 9.3 in W | 2.5 lb Wt\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Arts \u0026amp; Hobbies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Barbara Karant","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Sep 22 2026) Hardcover","offer_id":48902421315819,"sku":"9781969303043","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9781969303043.jpg?v=1781969343","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/barbara-karant-820","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}