Johnnie Lee Gray (1941-2000)

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Johnnie Lee Gray was born in Spartanburg County, South Carolina in 1941. In his early years Gray demonstrated artistic talent, painting and drawing as a way to express his emotions and depict his surroundings. Working alongside his grandparents in the fields of their sharecropper farm, and later as a carpenter, textile mill worker, house painter, Gray learned early on to use the materials of his milieu to create works of art that drew on his memories and experiences as a black American man. read full biography

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Malkia Roberts (1917-2004)

MALKIA (Swahili, “queen”) – “As a black artist and a black teacher, I have been gripped by the threads of an elemental and pervasive spirituality in the art of the so-called “Third World”. As a black woman, I feel strongly about my painting as a thread in that tapestry. I see it as an instrument of nourishment and strength for black people. Not political propaganda, not “anti-art”, but a source of positive imagery to negate subtle distorted stereotypes of the past, and to undergird our growing sense of identity, pride and direction.” Malkia Roberts, 1971 read more about Malkia Roberts

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Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012)

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Elizabeth Catlett is best known for her work during the 1960s and 70s, when she created politically charged, black expressionistic sculptures and prints. Catlett, a sculptor and graphic artist, was born in Washington, D.C. in 1919. She attended Howard University where she studied design, printmaking and drawing. read full biography

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Children with Flowers

Artist: Elizabeth Catlett
Medium: Lithograph
Dimensions: 30″ x 37″ framed
Year: 1995
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Kansas African American Museum
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The Family by Elizabeth Catlett

Medium: Bronze on Wood
Dimensions: 15″
Year: 2002
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Kansas African American Museum
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Glory by Elizabeth Catlett

Medium: Linocut
Edition: 7/12
Dimensions: 24″ x 15″ (framed)
Year: 1986
Signed: ECatlett 86 (lower right)
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Gina Harris
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Girl Jumping Rope by Elizabeth Catlett

Medium: Lithograph
Edition: EE 66/100
Dimensions: 13.5″ x 19.25″
Year: 1958
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Dr. Lois Jordan, TN
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Mother and Son by Elizabeth Catlett

Medium: Lithograph
Edition: EE 66/100
Dimensions: 13.75″ x 19.25″
Year: 1971
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Dr. Lois Jordan, TN
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Rose Harper Collection of South African Art

The Rose Harper Collection of South African Art is a survey of works created during the apartheid era (1987–1994), by black artists, who today are recognized as the preeminent artists of South Africa. Within the rich diversity of their creative expressions are references – both direct and metaphorical – to barriers and transcendence. Often referred to as propaganda or protest art, the imagery reflects the consciousness of a people. The art became the weapon of empowerment; the voice for those who were not allowed to speak without fear of prosecution.

These brilliant and powerful works of art serve as historic documentation of the black experience. Artwork created during the apartheid era is becoming increasing rare as many of the artists died young, as they were subjected to the cruelties of apartheid. So much of their art was ephemeral, but their legacy lives on. The body of work they left behind possess an emotional force and vision for equality, freedom and democracy, yet to be fully realized by the indigenous people of South Africa.

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The Rose Harper Collection is recognized as one of the leading, privately held collections of South African art in the United States. An art connoisseur for over thirty years, Ms. Harper has cultivated a collection of extraordinary beauty and exceptional value.

Ms. Harper is a philanthropist, entrepreneur, lecturer, adjunct professor, author, global events planner, and contributing writer to golf publications; and has received countless awards for her lifetime achievements in the field of sports and business development.

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