Aaron Payne Fine Art / Selections of Fine Art by African-Americans • Fall 2018

Selections of Fine Art

by African-Americans FA L L 2 0 1 8

Selections of Fine Art

by African-Americans FA L L 2 0 1 8

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INDEX OF ARTISTS

ROMARE BEARDEN 4 RICHARD HUNT 8 MELVIN EDWARDS 11 CLAUDE LAWRENCE 14 ALMA WOODSEY THOMAS 20 SAM GILLIAM 22 JOHN WILFRED OUTTERBRIDGE 22 BOB THOMPSON 27 HAYWOOD “BILL” RIVERS 28 LOIS MAILOU JONES 29 FRED BROWN 30

“If You See Something, Say Something”

ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988) Out Chorus, 1979-80 Etching & Aquatint, Ed. 137/200 12.44 x 16.31 inches 31.59 x 41.43 cm

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ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988) Man with Cow, St. Maarten, 1979 Watercolor on paper 8.5 x 11.5 inches 21.59 x 29.21 cm

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TV GUIDE September 17-23, 1977 Featuring cover art by Romare Bearden Football Players, 1977

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ROMARE BEARDEN (1911-1988) Football Players, 1977 Collage on masonite 17.25 x 13.88 inches 43.82 x 35.24 cm

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RICHARD HUNT (1935-) Untitled, 1962 Bronze, brass, copper 15h x 8.5w inches 38.10h x 21.59w cm

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MELVIN EDWARDS (1937-) Untitled, 1975 Watercolor and ink on paper 18 x 24 inches 45.72 x 60.96 cm

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MELVIN EDWARDS (1937-) Untitled, circa 1974 Watercolor and ink on paper 24 x 18 inches 60.96 x 45.72 cm

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C L A U D E

L A W R E N C E

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CLAUDE LAWRENCE (1944-) The New Savoy, 2001 Acrylic on paper 22.75 x 30 inches 57.79 x 76.20 cm

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Untitled; Acrylic on paper; 17.5 x 23 inches; 44.45 x 58.42 cm

Sanity Clause, 2003; Acrylic on paper; 22.25 x 29.5 inches; 56.52 x 74.93 cm

Untitled; Acrylic on paper; 18 x 24 inches; 45.72 x 60.96 cm

Untitled; Acrylic on paper; 22.25 x 30 inches; 56.52 x 76.20 cm

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Untitled, 2001; Acrylic on paper; 30 x 22.75 inches; 76.20 x 57.79 cm

The Closest View, 2003; Acrylic on paper; 26.25 x 19 inches; 66.68 x 48.26 cm

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Untitled; Acrylic on paper; 16 x 23 inches; 40.64 x 58.42 cm

Current Affairs, 2002; Acrylic on paper; 22.5 x 30 inches; 57.15 x 76.20 cm

Untitled; Acrylic on paper; 22.5 x 30 inches; 57.15 x 76.20 cm

Future Lyricism, 2004; Acrylic on paper; 22.5 x 30 inches; 57.15 x 76.20 cm

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Untitled, 2004; Acrylic on paper; 22.75 x 30 inches; 57.79 x 76.20 cm

Four Eyes; Acrylic on paper; 22.25 x 30 inches; 56.52 x 76.20 cm

War, 2001; Acrylic on paper; 22.75 x 30 inches; 57.79 x 76.20 cm

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ALMA WOODSEY THOMAS (1891-1978) Untitled, 1958 Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches 91.44 x 60.96 cm

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Alma Thomas with friends and family in her living room, ca. 1960 with Untitled, 1958.

PICTURED (LEFT TO RIGHT):

John Maurice Thomas (sister); Thelma Ross (friend); Charles “Chuckie” Thomas Lewis (great-nephew); Alma Thomas

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SAM GILLIAM (1933-) Untitled, 1973 Acrylic on polypropylene mounted on board 30 x 42 inches 76.20 x 106.68 cm

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SAM GILLIAM (1933-) Yellow Slat, 2002 Acrylic on birch plywood construction 32 x 25 x 2 inches 81.28 x 63.50 x 5.08 cm

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SAM GILLIAM (1933-) Untitled, 1970 Ink and watercolor on Japanese paper 24 x 39 inches 60.96 x 99.06 cm

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JOHN WILFRED OUTTERBRIDGE (1933-) Sculpted Form, 1962 Mixed media on board 33.5 x 11.5 inches 85.09 x 29.21 cm

BOB THOMPSON (1937-1966) Self Portrait, 1959 Oil on paper 23.5 x 17.5 inches 59.59 x 44.45 cm

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HAYWOOD “BILL” RIVERS (1922-2002) Dance Around a Flower, 1962 Oil on canvas 25.25 x 30 inches 64.14 x 76.20 cm

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LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905-1998) Coastal Road, (Martha’s Vineyard), 1954 Watercolor and pencil on paper 19 x 24 inches 48.26 x 60.96 cm

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FRED BROWN (1945-2012) Moments Later (#391), 1977 Oil on canvas 7.13 x 24 inches 18.10 x 60.96 cm

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FRED BROWN (1945-2012) Shrewd (#392), 1977 Oil on canvas 13.38 x 15.13 inches 33.97 x 38.42 cm

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Selections of Fine Art by African-Americans • Fall 2018

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© 2018 Aaron Payne Fine Art

CATALOGUE DESIGN:

WinshipPhillips, Santa Fe

PHOTOGRAPHY:

James Hart Photography, Santa Fe

PHOTO: Alma Thomas with Friends, p. 21, Courtesy Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Alma Thomas Papers.

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