Art of the Collectors VII

Art of the Collectors VII

July 27 – August 31, 2019

Collectors Panel Discussion: Saturday, August 24th, 5:00-7:00 pm. – The Preservation of Art, Culture, and Legacy – Panelists: Amath Gomis, Gregory Morton and William Robinson. Moderator: Myrtis Bedolla

video: Collectors Panel Discussion

Art of the Collectors VII features works of art created by 20th and 21st century African and African American artists previously held in institution and private collections. Artists: Akili Ron Anderson, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, John Biggers, Ernest Crichlow, Sam Gilliam, Lois Mailou Jones, Jacob Lawrence, Ulysses Marshall, Valerie Maynard, Jonathan Pinkett, Frank Smith, Hughie Lee Smith, Lou Stovall, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Delilah Pierce, Stephanie Pogue, Faith Ringgold, Cullen Washington, Jr., James Lesesne Wells, Lorna Williams, Curtis Woody, Falaka Armide Yimer, and Purvis Young.

Faith Ringgold, Grooving High
Color Silkscreen 48/425, 35″ x 49″, Framed, 1996
Provenance: Johnetta B. Cole Collection

Artwork

Akili Ron Anderson (1946), Middle Passage, Colored Pencil, Ink and Metallic Paint on Paper, 24" x 31" Framed, 1986-1999, N/A, Ford Collection

Benny Andrews (1930-2006), Glider, Lithograph, 35.5" x 27.5" Framed, 1991, 116/275, Private Collector

Bruce Onobrakpeya (1932), Napolioni, Additive Plastograph, Framed,, 19" x 16.5", 1994, 30/75, Harris Collection

Choco, (1949), Untitled, Lithograph, 25.75" x 25" Framed , N.D., 10/15, Cole Collection

Cullen Washington (1972), Poppa T Verison Z, Etching, 28.5" x 22.5" Unframed, 2006, 7/8, Private Collector

Curtis Woody, Ties That Bind, Mixed Media, 7.75" x 7.75" Framed, N.D., N/A, Savage Collection

Curtis Woody, We Were Meant to Live For So Much More, Mixed Media, 15.5" x 15.5" Framed, N.D., N/A, Savage Collection

Delilah Pierce (1904-1992), In Bloom, Acrylic and watercolor, on paper, 19.5" x 14.5" Framed, N.D., N/A, Ford Collection

Ernest Crichlow, (1914-2005), Stone Princess, Color Screenprint , 30" x 20" Unframed, 1982, 64/100, Derby Collection

Ernest Crichlow, (1914-2005), Young Lady in Yellow Dress, Color Etching and Aquatint, 21 3/4" x 16 3/4", Unframed, 1982, 47/100, Derby Collection

Faith Ringgold (1930), Grooving High, Color Screenprint , 35" x 49" Framed, 1996, 48/425, Cole Collection

Falaka A. Yimer (1942), Mt Pleasant, Woodcut, 24" x 30" Framed, 1986, 5/10, Private Collector

Frank Frazier (1943), Untitled, Mixed Media on Paper, 14.75" x 38" Framed, 2004, N/A, Private Collector

Frank Smith (1935), So We Too Cool, "Acrylic on wood panel
", 41" x 31" Framed, N.D., N/A,  Washington, D.C. Collector

Frank Smith (1935), Dis Card And Dat Card, Mixed Media Collage on Paper, 27.5" x 23.5" Framed, 2007, N/A, Ford Collection

Hughie Lee-Smith, (1915-1999), The Pomise, Lithograph, Unframed, 29" x 21, Framed, 33.5" x 26", 1989, 7/18 A.P., Harris Collection

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000), On the Way, Lithograph, 40" x 29.5" Framed, 1990, 53/100, Bell-Reid Collection

James Wells (1902-1993), Peace Corps Africa, Color Linocut Print, 31" x 23.5" Framed, 1971, 8th Imp, Private Collector

John Biggers (1924-2001), The Four Sisters, Linocut, 8.75" x 11.75" Framed, 2000, 38/75 2nd Edition, Savage Collection

Jonathan Pinkett, Samson St. at 15th, Watercolor on Paper, 20 1/8" x 14" Unframed, N.D., N/A, Private Collector

Jonathan Pinkett, Venice Corner Window, Watercolor on Paper, 20" x 14" Unframed, N.D., N/A, Private Collector

Jonathan Pinkett, (1949), 4130 Walnut St, Watercolor on Paper, 15" x 12" Framed, N.D., N/A, Private Collector

Lois Mailou Jones, (1905-1998), Veve Voudou III, Serigraph, Unframed, 32" x 40" Framed, 37.5" x 45.5", 1997, 124/150, Harris Collection

Lorna Williams (1986), Nasceney, Six Color Litograph, 27.5" x 20.5" Unframed, 2013, 38/100, Private Collector

Lou Stoval (1937), Roses for Ma, Silkscreen, 16" x 16" Framed, 1988, 37/50, Ford Collection

Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee's Bend (1935), Variation, Housetop, Block Series, Color Aquatint/Etching, 27.25" x 27.5" Framed, N.D., N/A, Cole Collection

Purvis Young (1943-2010), Red Figures, Painting on Found Paper, 9.25" x 6" Artwork, 20" x 20" Framed , N.D., N/A, Savage Collection

Richard Witikani , Nyamanza, Oil on Compassed Paper, 24" x 31.5" Unframed, 1998, N/A, Private Collector

Romare Bearden (1911-1988), Out Chorus, Serigraph with Hand-Painted Watercolor Border, 22" x 29.75" Framed, 1979-80, 54/60, Bell-Reid Collection

Sam Gilliam (1933), Untitled, Color Screenprint, 23.5" x 15" Unframed, 2003, 43/130, Private Collector

Stephanie E. Pogue, (1944-2002), Chameleon, Color Viscosity Etching , 31.5" x 25" Unframed, N.D., A/P, William Pogue Collection

Stephanie E. Pogue, (1944-2002), Dancing Goddesses, Color viscosity etching, 28 1/2" x 34 6/8" Framed, N.D., 2/10, William Pogue Collection

Stephanie E. Pogue, (1944-2002), Dancing Puppet, Color viscosity etching, 30.5" x 24" Framed, 1987, 1/10, William Pogue Collection

Stephanie E. Pogue, (1944-2002), Madras Skylight, Color Viscosity Etching , 19.75" x 15.75" Framed, 1983, 9/20, William Pogue Collection

Stephanie E. Pogue, (1944-2002), Paris Skylight, Color Viscosity Etching and Collagraph, 33.25" x 40.5" Framed, 1984, 1/20, William Pogue Collection

Stephanie E. Pogue, (1944-2002), The New Hat, Color Viscosity Etching , 33" x 25.5" Framed, 1974, 11/20, William Pogue Collection

Thomas Feeling (1933-2003), Child in Sky, Print, 23.25" x 26" Framed, N.D., 1/560, Cole Collection

Ulysses Marshall (1946), Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, 24" x 18", 1997, N/A, Private Collector

Valerie Maynard (1937), Fulani Lady, Linocut, 30.25" x 23", N.D., A/P, Thrash Collection