SUE JANE MITCHELL SMOCK (1937 - )
James Baldwin.

Woodcut on fibrous buff Japan paper, circa 1968-70. 813x521 mm; 32x20 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled and numbered 1/50 in pencil, lower margin.

Provenance: the collection of George T. Wein, New York (2018); the estate of George T. Wein (2021).

A New Orleans native, printmaker Sue Smock's art reflects her long interest in non-Western imagery and techniques. Smock received a BA degree from Oberlin College and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Columbia University. She has had a distinguished career as a printmaker and art professor, in addition to having her work exhibited intenationally. Her prints are in the collections of the Allen Memorial Art Museum, the California African-American Museum, the Amistad Research Center, the New Orleans Museum of Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.

All proceeds to benefit the Newport Festivals Foundations, Inc., the non-profit organization created by George Wein to carry on the legacy of his Newport Jazz and Newport Folk Festivals.