102 / 326
136
136
●
(ART.) [BIGGERS, JOHN.] BREWER, JOHN MASON.
Aunt Dicy Tales:
Snuff-Dipping Tales of the Texas Negro . . . Illustrated by John Biggers.
Frontispiece, vignettes and 14 full-page illustrations by John Biggers; xi, 1-80, [i] pages. 4to,
original full green soft leatherette, stamped in gilt; with the original gilt-paper-covered
cardboard slipcase (with some tape repair).
A PRESENTATION COPY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED
BY JOHN MASON BREWER TO ACTOR ZACHARY SCOTT
.
[Austin, TX?], 1956
[600/900]
NUMBER
243
OF AN EDITION OF
400
COPIES
.
SCARCE
A collection of Texas folk tales, illustrated
by John Biggers (1924-2001). Biggers was one of the first, if not the first African-American artist to
travel to Africa numerous times to familiarize himself with the styles and designs of tribal African
arts. Despite the large edition, this is the first copy of this we have seen.
137
●
(ART.) HARDISON, INGE.
Harriet Tubman
(supplied title). Plaster composite
bust 6
1
/
2
inches high, on a wooden base, adding one inch more to the height; with
anodized bronze finish; one chip to the back of the piece, light soiling.
Np, circa 1960’s to 1970’s
[800/1,200]
Inge Hardison, an accomplished painter, sculptor, photographer and educator, was born in 1914 and is
well-known for the series she dubbed “Negro Giants in History” done for the Old Taylor distillery in
the early 1960’s. This casting of Harriet Tubman differs from image of Tubman in the series.
138
●
(ART.) HARDISON, INGE.
W.E.B. DuBois.
Anodized plaster bust 7
3
/
4
inches
high, with bronze finish.
Np, circa early 1960’s
[800/1,200]