Who Look at Me – June Jordan – 1969

Who Look at Me by June Jordan, published by Thomas Y. Crowell Company, New York, copyright 1969. First edition. Designed by Klaus Gemming.

A celebrated long poem by the poet and activist June Jordan, addressed to the reader from the perspective of Black Americans who have been overlooked, misrepresented, or rendered invisible throughout American history.

The text moves through questions of identity, visibility, and dignity, weaving together personal and collective experience. The poem is paired throughout with twenty-seven paintings drawn from American art history, presenting portraits and scenes of Black life spanning several centuries.

Illustrated throughout with twenty-seven full-color and black-and-white painting reproductions.

Condition: Boards present in original library binding with dust jacket protected under a mylar cover. Dust jacket shows general wear, soiling, and scuffing. Front board carries a library barcode label; retains original library card pocket with loan cards present. Title page bears library stamps. Interior pages are clean with minimal toning; binding is firm.