Sale 2472 - African-American Fine Art, April 5, 2018

60 c MARGARET BURROUGHS (1917 - 2010) Slum Child . Color linoleum cut on cream wove paper, 1960. 241x171 mm; 9 1 / 2 x6 3 / 4 inches. Artist’s proof, from an unknown edition. Signed, titled and dated in ink, lower margin. With the printer’s blind stamp, lower left. Based on her 1950 painting, Slum Child , Margaret Burroughs explores the life of a young African-American girl growing up on the south side of Chicago. Ref lecting her personal experiences, Burroughs was an advocate for equality and education in Chicago. [2,000/3,000]