October 24, 2023Kelsie JankowskiAfrican American Art Records & Results: African American Art — October 19, 2023 Read more about Records & Results: African American Art — October 19, 2023 Swann Galleries’ October 19 sale of African American Art proved consistent among new contemporary artists and auction house favorites. Regarding the auction, department director Nigel Freeman noted, “I’m very happy…
Read more about African-American Fine Art: June 2020 Highlights March 6, 2020 African American Art African-American Fine Art: June 2020 Highlights At Auction June 4, 2020* *This auction has been rescheduled from its original date, and will now be held on Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 1:00 PM ET, previewing online…
Read more about John Biggers Mural Damaged by Hurricane Harvey September 18, 2017 African American Art John Biggers Mural Damaged by Hurricane Harvey As Hurricane Harvey roared through Houston last month, an unlikely victim was left behind: the monumental 1953 mural by John Biggers, titled Contribution of Negro Women to American Life and Education.…
Read more about Spotlight on John Biggers’s ‘Shotguns’ September 23, 2009 African American Art Spotlight on John Biggers’s ‘Shotguns’ The image that graces the cover of the auction catalogue for Swann Galleries’ sale of African-American Fine Art on Thursday, October 8, 2009, is John Biggers’s powerful 1987 oil and…