Sale 2487 - African-American Fine Art, October 4, 2018

159 c MYRTLE WILLIAMS (1955 - ) Untitled (Goddess) . Glazed terra cotta. 362x305 mm; 14 1 / 2 x12 inches. Incised artist’s signature, lower edge verso. Provenance: private collection, New York. Myrtle Williams is a graduate of Beaver College with a degree in fine arts who also attended art classes at Montgomery County Community College where she focused on ceramics. Many of Williams sculptures depicts women as goddesses, where she pays tribute to women of the past, present and future. Her work has been exhibited in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Washington DC. [2,000/3,000]