Swann Galleries - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, Sale 2342, March 27, 2014 - page 79

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(ART.) BANKS, J.W.
Two untitled pencil and crayon works, 14 x 22 and
10 x 15 inches.
One depicting a “Western” town, the other a pastoral scene.
Np,
[1,500/2,500]
Texas “Outsider” artist J. W. Banks (1912-1988) is well-known for his scenes of Western
Americana. He is hung in a number of American institutions.
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(ARTWORK—RACISM.) ANONYMOUS.
“Home Sweet Home,”
(supplied title.) Childlike graphite and pen story/drawing on heavy cardstock; some light
wear and toning; faint “tide-line” stain to the center; piece of red yarn attached to the top
for hanging.
Np, circa 1890’s-1900
[400/600]
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