Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc. 40th Anniversary Auction Listing
REVISED - Auction - December 13, 2012 @ 7 pm EST
Auction Information:
Delta Fine Arts is having an auction to celebrate our 40th
anniversary! Please join us Thursday December 13th at 7 pm for
our live, and silent auction. Event will be at the Delta Arts Center
2611 New Walkertown Road Winston-Salem, NC. If you cannot attend the event but would like
to bid on one or more of the pieces, stop by the Center and bid on an item or we can arrange to
have a personal shopper (a Delta Fine Arts, Inc. Board member) coordinate with you via phone
on the night of the 13th. If you would like to pre-bid on a piece, if you will call the Delta Arts
Center, our Executive Director Dianne Caesar will be glad to speak with you (336) 722-2625 or
via email at [email protected].
LIVE AUCTION
1. Jonathan Green: "Dressing Up" (1988) Framed Exhibition Poster, 22" x 28"
Auction Estimate (AE): $200—$255
2. Jonathan Green: "Braiding Hair" (1988)Framed Exhibition Poster 18" x 23½"
AE: $200—$255
Jonathan Green is a painter and printmaker of Gullah heritage. He studied at the Art
Institute of Chicago, and currently lives in South Carolina. He first exhibited works at
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc. (WSDFA) in the 1997 group show “An Artistic Journey:
Selections from the Hewitt Collection of African-American Art,” and more recently showed
works on paper at the Delta Arts Center (DAC) in 2006.
3. Leo Twiggs: "A Note from Home", 2005 Batik on Cotton, 4" x 4" (Framed 16" x 16")
AE: $350—$500
Dr. Leo Twiggs was born in South Carolina. He earned his BA from Claflin University, his MA
from New York University, where he studied with Hale Woodruff, and his doctorate in Art
Education from the University of Georgia. He retired as Professor of Art at South Carolina
State University in 2000. His relationship with WSDFA extends back to our first two
exhibitions, held in 1972 and 1974. His batik paintings have been on view in four solo shows
since then, in 1984, 1993, 1998, and 2005. He has also written catalog entries for Delta
exhibits.
4. Tommie Lee Robinson: "Study of Jasmine", 2001 Pencil, 7" x
5" (Framed 16" x 12¾") AE: $250—$350
Tommie Lee Robinson is a painter who exhibited at the DAC in the
1995 show “Evidence of a Culture.”
AE—Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
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5. Leo Twiggs: "Waiting", 2004 Batik on Silk, 6¾" x
4¾" (Framed 10½" x 8½") AE: $350—$500
Dr. Leo Twiggs was born in South Carolina. He earned his BA from
Claflin University, his MA from New York University, where he
studied with Hale Woodruff. He retired as Professor of Art at
South Carolina State University in 2000. His relationship with
WSDFA extends back to our first two exhibitions, held in 1972 and
1974. His batik paintings have been on view in four solo shows
since then, in 1984, 1993, 1998, and 2005. He has also written
catalog entries for Delta exhibits.
6. Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe: "Yasmeen", 2004, Photograph,
12" x 9" AE: $450—$600
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe was born in Chicago in 1951, and
earned a BFA in Photography from Copper Union in New York in
1975. Her photographs have been widely shown and published;
and were exhibited in a solo show at WSDFA in 1998. She also
participated in the 2007 exhibition that celebrated our 35 th
anniversary.
7. Carl Karni Bain: "Woman in Veil", 2011 Painting-Acrylic,
9½" x 7¾" (Framed 12½" x 10½") AE: $500—$1,000
Carl Karni Bain is a mixed media artist. He studied at the
California College of Arts and Craft in Oakland, CA, and has
exhibited nationally, including the San Francisco Bay area, NC
and NY. His work was presented in a solo show at the DAC in
2001.
8. Nick Bragg: "Untitled", Watercolor Painting
AE: $500—$750
Nick Bragg is a painter and Winston-Salem resident. He was
executive director of Reynolda House Museum of American
Art for 29 years before his retirement in 1999.
AE—Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc. 40th Anniversary Auction Listing
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9. Francis H. Brown, Jr.: "Counting the House",
1984 Painting, 16" x 20½" (Framed 22½" x 28")
AE: $500—$750
Francis “Sonny” Brown is a painter and WinstonSalem native, who attended Howard University. His
work was included in the first exhibit organized by
WSDFA in 1972, and he has exhibited many times
since, including shows in 1982, 1986, 1992, and
1995. He was also represented in the “Blurring Racial
Boundaries” group show in 2006.
10. Richard Powell: “Richard Wright Series: Kwame’s Black Star Lounge”, 1977 Lithograph,
19 1/2 x 7 3/4” (Framed 321/2” x25”) AE: $500—$750
Richard Powell is a curator, author, and the John Spenser Barrett Professor of Art and
History at Duke University in Durham, NC.
11. Jack Hernon: "Rusty Pandora's Flutter", 2009 Mixed Media on
Canvas, 40" x 30" AE: $550—$800
Jack Hernon is a 2009 recipient of a W-S Forsyth County Arts Council
project grant. For the past 30 years, Jack Hernon has energized careers
as a professional color specialist and as a fine artist.
12. Norton Barnhill: "Untitled", 2012, Mixed Media, 96" x 32" AE:
$500—$800
Norton Barnhill, a Winston-Salem native and former professional
basketball player, is a abstract artist and painter. He exhibited his work
at the Center in a solo show in 2011.
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13. Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe: "Untitled", 2004,
Photograph, 12" x 9" AE: $450—$600
Jeanne Moutoussamy-Ashe was born in Chicago in 1951, and
earned a BFA in Photography from Copper Union in New
York in 1975. Her photographs have been widely shown and
published; and were exhibited in a solo show at WSDFA in
1998. She also participated in the 2007 exhibition that
celebrated our 35th anniversary.
14. Raul Montero: "Untitled", 2007, Painting-Acrylic, 10" x
8" (Framed 15" x 15") AE: $500—$750
Raul Montero is a Cuban-born artist who exhibited paintings at
the Center in 2004 and 2006. His work was recently seen in the
group show "Puzzle: Master Artists, Friends" in 2012.
15. Carmen de Jesus: "Susan Taylor", 2011 Photograph, 21" x
14" (Framed 27" x 19") AE: $450—$600
Carmen de Jesus is a Puerto-Rican born photographer who
received her BFA degree from the City College of New York. She
exhibited at the Center in the 2001 show “Black Off Broadway”
and in the 2011 “Releasing the Spirit: Faces of the Theatre” solo
exhibition.
16. Debra Priestly: "Strange Fruit 28", 2007 Graphite, gouache
& archival ink on paper, 12" x 9" (Framed 15" x 15") AE:
$500—$750
Debra Priestly exhibited at the Center in 2005 as part of the "Five Contemporary Artists in a
New Space" exhibit. Debra is a visual artist whose mixed media works offer intimate stories
of her personal and collective African-American history through metaphorical use of
photographic imagery.
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
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17. James Biggers: "Egyptian Horus", 2008 Colored Pencil,
28" x 20" (Framed 37" x 23¾") AE: $750—$1,200
James Biggers (nephew of John Biggers) was born in
Gastonia in 1948. He earned a BA from North Carolina
Central University in 1970, and an MA from Appalachian
State University in 1981, both in Art Education. A painter,
he assisted his uncle, John, on mural paintings
commissioned by WSDFA in 1988 and executed at Winston
Salem State University in 1990-92. His paintings and
drawings were exhibited at the Center in 1997.
18. Lisa Corrine Davis: "Phantom Geometry",
2008, Oil on wood panel, 30" x 22" AE: $800—
$950
Lisa Corrine Davis has been exhibited in museums
and galleries throughout the United State and
Europe. Her paintings represent an exploration of
racial, social, and psychological identity. She
exhibited at the Center as part of the "Five
Contemporary Artists in a New Space" show.
19. Ann Tanksley: "The Lord is My Shepherd", Print, 8" x 8" AE: $800—$1,000
20. Samella Lewis: "Untitled", 1999, Colored Pencil, 17" x
14" (Framed 25" x 25") AE: $750—$1,250
Dr. Samella Lewis is an artist and art historian, born in New
Orleans in 1924. She received her B.A. degree at Hampton
University, and master and doctorate degrees in Fine Arts and
Art History at the Ohio State University. Her prints have been
widely exhibited, and one was included in WSDFA second
exhibition in 1974. She also exhibited paintings at the DAC in
1989.
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21. Charles Farrar: "Carved Hollow Form" Maple & Cherry Burl
Wood Vessel, 10½"H x 8"W AE: $550—$900
Charles Farrar is a wood turner who lives in North Carolina. He has
exhibited at the Center on two occasions: in 1998 and in 2012.
22. Leroy Henderson: "Mrs. King & Children at
Poor Peoples Rally", 1968 Photograph, 9" x
13" (Framed 14" x 18") AE: $800—$1,025
LeRoy Henderson is a photographer, born in
Richmond, VA in 1936. His work was exhibited in
“Celebration: 9 Artists,” which commemorated the
35th anniversary of WSDFA in 2007.
23. Philemona Williamson: "Untitled", 2012, Oil
painting, 12" x 16" AE: $1,500—$2,000
Philemona Williamson is an artist currently based in
New Jersey. She earned a BA from Bennington
College and an MA from New York University. Her
paintings were exhibited at WSDFA in the 2005 show
“Five Contemporary Voices in a New Space” which
inaugurated the current location of the Delta Arts
Center.
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc. 40th Anniversary Auction Listing
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24. John Biggers: "Family in Orange & Blue", 1986
Lithograph, 29½" x 31½" (Framed 29½" x 35")
AE: $4,500—$6,000
John Biggers (1924-2001) was a muralist, born in
Gastonia, NC. He founded the art department at
Texas University for Negroes, now known as Texas
Southern University, in 1949. In 1957, he received a
UNESCO fellowship to travel to Africa, becoming one
of the first African-American artists to travel to
Africa. John and his nephew, James Biggers,
completed the "Origins" and "Ascension" murals gifted to WSSU by WSDFA in 1992. John's
first NC show was curated in 1989 by WSDFA.
25. Elizabeth Catlett: "Cartas", 1986, Lithograph, 29" x
21" (Framed 30" x 22") AE: $6,000—$8,000
Elizabeth Catlett (1915-2012) was an American born
sculptor and printmaker best known for the black
expressionistic sculptures she produced during the 1960's
and 1970's. Her works were included in the very first two
exhibitions organized by WSDFA in 1972 and 1974. A solo
exhibition of her works was held at the W-S Urban League
and curated by WSDFA in 1986, and again in 2008 at the
DAC.
26. Lois Mailou Jones: "Sketch for Mr. Brown", 1936
Pencil, 13½" x 9¾" (Framed 20" x 16") AE:
$10,000—$15,000
Lois Mailou Jones (1905-1998) was an artist who painted
and influenced others during the Harlem Renaissance
and beyond during her long artistic and teaching career.
She exhibited at the DAC in 1972, 1984, and 2008.
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
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27. Langston Hughes: "Sunrise is Coming After While" The Limited Editions Club, NY, 1998
Autographed by Maya Angelou, Poems selected by Maya Angelou
Silk Screen images by Pheobe Baily AE: $200—$325
28. Elizabeth Catlett, Portfolio pulled by Elizabeth Catlett circa 1973, unsigned
(Donated to Delta Arts by artist, 2008) AE: $1,500—$2,000
Contains: "Skipping Rope", 1958
"Black Maternity", 1959
"The Black Woman Speaks", 1960
"Mother & Son",
"Black is Beautiful", 1972
Artist Greetings
Delta Fine Arts, Inc. is pleased to present this collection of artist's greetings from the John H.
and Vivian D. Hewitt collection. Some of these works are one of a kind while others are a
variety of print techniques that are difficult to confirm. All were gifts from the artists to the
Hewitts to celebrate holidays or to express their appreciation for the Hewitt's interest in
their work. Some are personally inscribed, some are not. Delta Fine Arts, Inc. has made every
reasonable effort to identify these artist's greetings as carefully as possible. In some cases,
they may have been printed in larger editions of unknown number.
1. Ann Tanksley: "Solitude", 2005,
Monoprint, 6" x 4" (Framed 13" x 11")
Artist Greeting—Personal Inscription on reverse
AE: $300—$500
Ann Tanksley is a painter, born in Pittsburgh in 1934. She
graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now
the Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, and also
studied at the Art Students League, Parsons School of Design,
and the New School for Social Research, all in New York. She
first exhibited works at the DAC in the 1997 group show “An Artistic Journey: Selections
from the Hewitt Collection of African-American Art,” and in a 1999 solo exhibit.
2. Ann Tanksley: "Jumping the Sun", Linocut A/P, 3¾" x 4½" (Framed 8½" x 9¼")
Personal Inscription on reverse
AE: $250 - $400
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
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Artist Greetings (cont’d)
3. J. Eugene Grigsby: "Early Morning Sunrise", 2007, Reproductive
Image, detail of a larger work. 3½" x 4¾" (Framed 6¾" x 8¼")
Artist greeting. Personal dedication to the collector on reverse.
J. Eugene Grigsby, born in Greensboro, NC in 1918 is an art
professor, fine artist, and author represented in "1972 Reflections"
show in 1996 and lectured at WSDFA in 1999.
4. J. Eugene Grigsby: "Anniversary II", 1981 Signed Lithograph
26/60, 4½" x 6" (Framed 8¾" x 10¼") Artist greeting. AE:
$750—$950
J. Eugene Grigsby, born in Greensboro, NC in 1918 is an art
professor, fine artist, and author represented in "1972
Reflections" show in 1996 and lectured at WSDFA in 1999.
5. Ernest Crichlow: "On Earth, Peace", 1978, Machine
Reproduction, Artist Greeting 4½" x 6"
Ernest Crichlow (1914–2005) was born in Brooklyn, NY of
Caribbean parents. He studied art at the School of Commercial
Illustrating and Advertising Art in New York and New York
University. Crichlow started work as an artist in a studio
sponsored by the WPA (Work Progress Administration). He first
exhibited at the Harlem Community Center in 1938. His works
have been exhibited at WSDFA in 2009 as part of the Hewitt
Collection.
6. Frank Wimberly: "Untitled" Signed Digital Photo
Print, 8" x 8" (Framed 9¾" x 9¾") Artist greeting.
Personal greeting on reverse.
Frank Wimberly, born in 1926, works in an Abstract
Expressionist tradition. Wimberly has shown extensively
throughout the New York Metropolitan area and was
included in the 2007 WSDFA show curated by June Kelly.
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
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Artist Greetings (cont’d)
7. J. Eugene Grigsby: "Untitled" Limited Edition Lithograph, 4¾" x 8" (Framed 8½" x
13") AE: $750—$1,500
J. Eugene Grigsby, born in Greensboro, NC in 1918 is an art professor, fine artist, and author represented in "1972 Reflections" show in 1996 and lectured at the DAC in 1999.
8. Hale Woodruff: "Untitled", Reproduction of wood cut, 3" x
4" (Framed 8¼" x 9¾")
Hale Woodruff (1900-1980) was an African-American artist known
for his mural paintings and prints. One of the most famous examples of his work is the three-panel "Amistad Mutiny" murals at
Talladega College in Talladega, AL (now traveling throughout
United States). He studied at John Hernon Art Institute and Harvard University.
9. Frank Wimberly: "Untitled" Signed Digital Photo Print,
8" x 9½" (Framed 10" x 11")
Frank Wimberly, born in 1926, works in an Abstract Expressionist
tradition. Wimberly has shown extensively throughout the New
York Metropolitan area and was included in the 2007 WSDFA
show curated by June Kelly.
10. Tom Feelings: "Untitled", Reproductive Print, Signed.
Artist Greeting. Personal inscription on reverse
2½" x 2½" (Framed 7" x 7¼")
AE: $125—$500
Tom Feelings (1933–2003) was an artist and illustrator, author, teacher, and activist. His work framed the AfricanAmerican experience. His most famous book is "The Middle
Passage"
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc. 40th Anniversary Auction Listing
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SILENT AUCTION
1. William Gramley: "Lean on Me", 2012, Pastel, 13" x
10" (Framed 14" x 17") AE: $250—$450
Bill Gramley is a graduate of Davidson College, a retired
Moravian minister, painter and Winston-Salem resident
2. Rochelle Spears: "The Rose", 2008, Watercolor painting, 12" x
9¾" AE: $50—$75
Rochelle Spears is a Winston-Salem native and local artist of gourd
masks. His work is also sold in the DAC gallery.
3. Gregory Gilliam: "Journey", 2009, Acrylic, 14" x
20" AE: $75—$100
Gregory Gilliam, a native of Winston-Salem, is a selftaught artist who won the People's Choice Award at the
WSDFA 2010 Invitational show.
4. Barbara Madden Swain: "Untitled" , Ceramic Stoneware, 12"H
(circum. 29") AE: $150 - $200
Barbara Madden Swain is a ceramicist, and a graduate of Howard
University (BFA). She exhibited at the Center in the 2007-08 show
“From This Earth: Ceramics by Winnie Owens-Hart and her Followers.”
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.
Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts, Inc. 40th Anniversary Auction Listing
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5. Winton & Rosa Eugene: "Untitled", 2009, Ceramic, 7"H
(circum. 18") AE: $150—$200
Rosa & Winton Eugene are a husband and wife team of ceramic
artists from South Carolina. This team of self-taught potters previously exhibited works at WSDFA in 2001.
6. Terry Lee Nelson: "Untitled", Metal Wire sculpture w/
wood base, 12"H x 9"W AE: $75—$150
Terry Lee Nelson is an artist from Greensboro, NC.
Auction Information Reminder
Delta Fine Arts is having an auction to celebrate our 40th anniversary! Please join us Thursday
December 13th at 7 pm for our live, and silent auction. Event will be at the Delta Arts Center
2611 New Walkertown Road Winston-Salem, NC. If you cannot attend the event but would
like to bid on one or more of the pieces, stop by the Center and bid on an item or we can
arrange to have a personal shopper (a Delta Fine Arts, Inc. Board member) coordinate with
you via phone on the night of the 13th. If you would like to pre-bid on a piece, if you will call
the Delta Arts Center, our Executive Director Dianne Caesar will be glad to speak with you
(336) 722-2625 or via email at [email protected].
Special Thanks to our photographer Jasmine Huff for the photographs.
AE - Auction Estimates are based on available sales histories and donor estimates and are subject to revision.
Buyers should not rely on estimates as representations of actual sales prices. Estimates do not include
applicable taxes.