William E. (1913) Smith

Lot 6: WILLIAM E. SMITH (1913 - ) Bill Johnson as Emperor Jones.

Name: WILLIAM E. SMITH (1913 - ) Bill Johnson as Emperor Jones.
Brand: Swann Auction Galleries
SKU: 28ccoam8fv

Est: $2,000 USD - $3,000 USDSold:

Swann Auction GalleriesNew York, NY, USOctober 04, 2007

Item Overview

Description

WILLIAM E. SMITH (1913 - )
Bill Johnson as Emperor Jones.

Linoleum cut on stiff wove paper, circa 1940. 232x204 mm; 9 1/8x8 1/8 inches, wide margins. Signed and titled in pencil, lower margin. A dark and thickly-inked impression.

Illustrated in Samella Lewis, African American Art and Artists, ill. 263, p. 255.

Eugene O'Neill's The Emperor Jones was one of several plays produced by the WPA's Federal Theatre Project in which blacks and black themes were featured.

Artist or Maker

William E. (1913) Smith

Condition Report

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Auction Details

GOLDEN STATE MUTUAL LIFE AFRICAN-AMERICAN ART

Swann Auction Galleries

October 04, 2007, 02:00 PM EST

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

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