lois mailou jones – Auction Finds

Posted in Art, and Photos

Friday at Auction Finds is readers’ questions day. I try to guide readers to resources to help them determine the value of their items. I’m not able to appraise their treasures, but I can do…

September 21, 2012

sherry

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The Martha’s Vineyard of artist Lois Mailou Jones

Posted in Art, Black history, Culture, and travel

We weren’t sure where we were going. My travel buddy’s smart phone was offering directions by car, not on foot. But Oaks Bluff was a walkable little town, and I was determined to find the…

February 24, 2010

sherry

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Black women artists at fine art auction

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Black women artists were in the house Tuesday at the Swann Auction Galleries African American Fine Art auction in New York. Their images were on paper and canvas staring from the walls, and their signatures…

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