Lot 84: (ART.) HARDISON, INGE. Group of 3 small bust sculptures of noted male African-Americans, polar explorer Matthew Henson, astronomer Benjamin

Name: (ART.) HARDISON, INGE. Group of 3 small bust sculptures of noted male African-Americans, polar explorer Matthew Henson, astronomer Benjamin
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: hosc6c5fgn

Est: $800 USD - $1,200 USDSold:

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USFebruary 27, 2003

Item Overview

Description

(ART.) HARDISON, INGE. Group of 3 small bust sculptures of noted male African-Americans, polar explorer Matthew Henson, astronomer Benjamin Banneker, and scientist Charles Drew, each approximately 9x5x5 inches and signed by Hardison on the base. Banneker's head is reattached where broken, small repair to base on portrait of Drew, and Henson image lacking the ientification plate. Louisville, [1966]

Artist or Maker

Inge Hardison

Notes

Inge Hardison (1904- ), an African-American sculptor, was commissioned by the Taylor Distillery to portray a number of "Negro Giants of History" in the 1960s, probably in celebration of the Civil Rights Act. She was a teacher at Hunter College and is credited as being the founer of the Black Academy of Arts and Letters.

Auction Details

PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AFRICAN-AMERICANA

Swann Auction Galleries

February 27, 2003, 12:00 AM EST

104 East 25th Street, New York, NY, 10010, US

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