Sale 2503 - Printed & Manuscript African Americana, March 28, 2019

125 c   (ART.) White, Charles. Original woodcut holiday greeting card. Woodcut, 6 3 / 4 x 8 1 / 4 inches, mounted on a piece of orange construction paper, signed in pencil by the artist 1957, additionally inscribed by White and his wife Fran on the mount; four faint spots where White affixed the woodcut to the mount. Np, 1957 [1,500/2,500] Provenance: Swann sale, 27 February 2007, lot 134, to the consignor. 126 c   (ART.) [White, Charles.] The Workshop of Graphic Art portfolios “Yes, the People” and “Negro U.S.A.,” with another print by White. A total of 38 prints by various artists including 5 by White; folio, generally minor wear. New York, 1948-49 [600/900] “Yes, the People! Workshop Prints Number One.” 10 prints, 14 x 9 inches, plus title page, introduction leaf by Leonard Baskin, and ad leaf, loose as issued in original printed portfolio. Moderate wear to portfolio, minimal wear to contents; includes two prints by Charles White, “Mexican Woman” and “Mexican Boy,” as well as others of African-American subjects. New York: Workshop of Graphic Art, [1948] * “Negro U.S.A.: A Graphic History of the Negro People in America” (Workshop Prints No. 2). 27 prints, 14 x 9 inches, plus title page and introduction leaf by Herbert Aptheker, in original printed portfolio. Portfolio worn, minor wear to contents; includes two prints by Charles White, “Our War” and “Negro U.S.A.” (the latter also appearing on the portfolio), one by Roy DeCarava, with the others all of African-American subjects. New York: Workshop of Graphic Art, [1949] * Print of Charles White’s 1949 “The Trenton Six,” 10 x 14 inches, with no signature, caption or date, union label in lower right corner. 127 c   (ART.) Wilkins, Timothy. Head of a Boy [supplied title]. Plaster bust with brown finish, 14 inches high including wooden stand; a few small abrasions. Np, circa 1970s [250/350] Painter and sculptor Timothy Wilkins was born in 1943 in Norfolk, VA. His work appeared in the 1973 “Eye on New York” exhibit. See Cederholm, Afro-American Artists, page 305. Provenance: Swann sale, 26 February 2009, lot 139. 125