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    • JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett with partner and other couples dancing
      Dec. 15, 2022

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett with partner and other couples dancing

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett with partner and other couples dancing Illustration created for the American Negro Exposition, circa 1940. Watercolor on paper. 315x245 mm; 12 1/2x9 1/2. Signed "Jay Jackson" in pencil, lower right corner. Archivally float-mounted, matted, and framed to 18x14 inches. Jackson was a prolific artist and cartoonist whose work appeared in the Chicago Defender, a Black newspaper, in the 1940s. Battling racism in the industry, Jackson formed his own feature syndicate in the 1950s to distribute his "Home Folks" cartoon, a humorous, bird's-eye view of the Black experience in the United States. Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004) was a pioneering singer and actress who expanded roles for African-American women on stage and screen. She was best known for her celebrated role as "Bess" in the musical "Porgy and Bess" and was invited to perform at the White House. In addition to her career, she was a political delegate, civic activist and philanthropist.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett on stage.
      Dec. 15, 2022

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett on stage.

      Est: $2,000 - $3,000

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett on stage. Illustration created for the American Negro Exposition, circa 1940. Watercolor on paper. 317x240 mm; 12 1/2x9 1/2. Signed "Jay Jackson" in pencil, lower right corner. Archivally float-mounted, matted, and framed to 18x14 inches. Jackson was a prolific artist and cartoonist whose work appeared in the Chicago Defender, a Black newspaper, in the 1940s. Battling racism in the industry, Jackson formed his own feature syndicate in the 1950s to distribute his "Home Folks" cartoon, a humorous, bird's-eye view of the Black experience in the United States. Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004) was a pioneering singer and actress who expanded roles for African-American women on stage and screen. She was best known for her celebrated role as "Bess" in the musical "Porgy and Bess" and was invited to perform at the White House. In addition to her career, she was a political delegate, civic activist and philanthropist.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett singing.
      Jun. 09, 2022

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett singing.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett singing. Illustration created for the American Negro Exposition, circa 1940. Watercolor on paper. 317x240 mm; 12 1/2x9 1/2. Signed "Jay Jackson" in pencil, lower right corner. Archivally float-mounted, matted, and framed to 18x14 inches. Jackson was a prolific artist and cartoonist whose work appeared in the Chicago Defender, a Black newspaper, in the 1940s. Battling racism in the industry, Jackson formed his own feature syndicate in the 1950s to distribute his "Home Folks" cartoon, a humorous, bird's-eye view of the Black experience in the United States. Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004) was a pioneering singer and actress who expanded roles for African-American women on stage and screen. She was best known for her celebrated role as "Bess" in the musical "Porgy and Bess" and was invited to perform at the White House. In addition to her career, she was a political delegate, civic activist and philanthropist.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett dancing.
      Jun. 09, 2022

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett dancing.

      Est: $800 - $1,200

      JAY PAUL JACKSON (1905-1954) Etta Moten Barnett dancing. Illustration created for the American Negro Exposition, circa 1940. Watercolor on paper. 317x240 mm; 12 1/2x9 1/2. Signed "Jay Jackson" in pencil, lower right corner. Archivally float-mounted, matted, and framed to 18x14 inches. Jackson was a prolific artist and cartoonist whose work appeared in the Chicago Defender, a Black newspaper, in the 1940s. Battling racism in the industry, Jackson formed his own feature syndicate in the 1950s to distribute his "Home Folks" cartoon, a humorous, bird's-eye view of the Black experience in the United States. Etta Moten Barnett (1901-2004) was a pioneering singer and actress who expanded roles for African-American women on stage and screen. She was best known for her celebrated role as "Bess" in the musical "Porgy and Bess" and was invited to perform at the White House. In addition to her career, she was a political delegate, civic activist and philanthropist.

      Swann Auction Galleries
    • Jay Paul Jackson (American, 1905-1953), ink and wash on paper, "The Man Who Came Back," science fiction illustration depicting a mad...
      Jan. 09, 2017

      Jay Paul Jackson (American, 1905-1953), ink and wash on paper, "The Man Who Came Back," science fiction illustration depicting a mad...

      Est: $125 - $250

      Jay Paul Jackson (American, 1905-1953), ink and wash on paper, "The Man Who Came Back," science fiction illustration depicting a mad scientist examining cryogenically frozen male while police officer and businessman look on, signed LL, expected wear including toning to paper, some scattered loss throughout especially to UR, some wave to paper, frame with surface scratching and finish loss, matted behind glass in naturally-finished frame, not examined out of frame, ss: 16" h. x 17 1/8" w.

      Winter Associates, Inc.
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