Johnnie Lee Gray, The Revolution: Separate But Equal (detail) – Jim Crow Series, Acrylic on plywood, 20 5/8″H x 27 5/8″W

Curator’s Choice: Select Works from Private Collections

March 11 – April 23, 2017

Chosen by Myrtis Bedolla, Founding Director, Galerie Myrtis are selected works of cultural and historical significance offered from private collections. Featured Artists: Antonio Blackburn, Augustus Dunbier, Adolphus Ealey, Johnnie Lee Gray, Thomas Moran, Stephanie Pogue and Lucille Malkia Roberts.

Artwork

Antonio Blackburn (Attributed to), Calla Lily, N.D., Watercolor on Paper, 37"H x 27"W (framed
Provenance: Michael Evanson Collection gift from Adolphus Ealey, Barnett/Aden Gallery

Adolphus Ealey, Untitled (Floral - Still Life), N.D., Watercolor on Paper, 31"H x 24 1/2"W (framed)
Provenance: Michael Evanson Collection gift from Adolphus Ealey, Barnett/Aden Gallery

Johnnie Lee Gray, The Revolution: We Shall Overcome - Jim Crow Series, N.D., Acrylic on plywood, 2 of 3, 20"H x 26 5/8"W (framed), Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Shirley Sims Gray

Johnnie Lee Gray, The Revolution: Separate But Equal - Jim Crow Series, N.D., Acrylic on plywood, 3 of 3, 20"H x 23 5/8"W (framed), Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Shirley Sims Gray

Johnnie Lee Gray, The Juke Joint: Summer of 65', 1992, Acrylic on plywood, 21 1/2"H x 22"W (framed)
Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Shirley Sims Gray

Thomas Moran, A Tower of Cortez - Mexico, 1883, Drypoint Etching, Ink on Paper, 22 1/2"H x 19 1/2"W (framed)
Provenance: Michael Evanson Collection gift from Adolphus Ealey

Stephanie Pogue, The New Hat, 1974, Color viscosity etching, 11 of 20, 33"H x 25 1/2"W (framed)
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, The Moon and I, 1966, Lithograph, 8 of 8, 20"H x 23 1/2"W (framed)
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, Caught in the Wind, 1978, Color viscosity etching, 5 of 50, 34 ½” H x 27 ½”W (framed)
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, Seated Woman, 1978, Color viscosity etching, A/P, 32 1/2"H x 28 3/4"W (framed)
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, Seated Woman, 1987, Color viscosity etching, A/P, 31"H x 25"W (framed
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, Paris Skylight, 1984, Color viscosity etching, 33 1/4"H x 40 1/2"W (framed),
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, Madras Skylight, 1983, Color viscosity etching, 9 of 20, 30 1/2"H x 26 1/2"W (framed),
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, The Prophet Malachi, 1973, Color viscosity etching/ Color State III, A/P, 28”H x 35 ¼”W (framed)
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Stephanie Pogue, Dancing Puppet, 1987, Color viscosity etching 1 of 10, 30 ½”H x 24 16/4”W (framed)
Provenance: William Pogue Collection

Lucille Malkia Roberts, Wharf Maine Ave, N.D., Oil on Masonite Board, 37"H x 28"W (framed),
Provenance: Betty A. Brooks Estate

Lucille Malkia Roberts, Untitled (Mosque), N.D., Oil on Masonite Board, 30 1/2"H x 23"W (framed)
Provenance: Betty A. Brooks Estate

Augustus William Dunbier, Negro Woman, 1934, Oil on Canvas Board, 33 1/2"H x 27 1/2"W (framed)
Provenance: Jacqueline Miller Collection gift from Adolphus Ealey, The Barnett Aden Collection

Augustus Dunbier, Negro Woman, Oil on Canvas Board, 1934 - (Exhibition Catalogue: The Barnett-Aden Collection, pg. 70)
The Jacqueline Miller Collection