John Wesley Hardrick (1891-1968) 514 Portrait of Mrs. Lionel F. Artis c. 1935 oil on board signed 38” x 28” $12,000-16,000 Exhibitions: Dixon Museum, Memphis, Augusta Savage’s Gamin, January 19-March 23, 2014.
Lionel Artis and his wife were civic leaders in Indianapolis from the 1930s-60s. Lionel was the first African American to be appointed to a policy-making municipal agency in the city and was an important figure in the development of public housing and the Flanner House Community Center. The Artis’ helped organize rotating art exhibits for African American artists at the downtown YMCA.
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