Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000). Carpenters, 1977. Offset lithograph in colors on B.F.K. Rives paper. 19-1/8 x 23-1/8 inches ...

Description

Jacob Lawrence (1917-2000)
Carpenters, 1977
Offset lithograph in colors on B.F.K. Rives paper
19-1/8 x 23-1/8 inches (48.6 x 58.7 cm) (sight)
Ed. 130/300 (aside from 10 artist's proofs and 5 hors commerce)
Signed, dated, titled, and editioned along lower edge
Published by Himan Brown, New York
Printed by George C. Miller & Sons, New York

Property from the Hechinger Collection

PROVENANCE:
Francine Seders Gallery, Seattle, Washington;
Acquired by the present owner from the above, February 1991.

EXHIBITED:
Maryland-National Capital Park Commission, Riverdale, "M-NCPPC Black History Program," January 24-March 31, 2000;
City Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, (and elsewhere), "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," July 1, 2001-December 30, 2008;
Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida (and elsewhere), "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," November 10, 2014-October 26, 2020.

LITERATURE:
P. Hamill, Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, New York, 1995, p. 47, illustrated in colors;
P. Nesbett, Jacob Lawrence: The Complete Prints (1963-2000), A Catalogue Raisonne, Seattle, 2001, p. 35, no. L77-2, illustrated in colors.


More information about Jacob Lawrence. See also: Lawrence, Jacob Artist.



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