All Posts By Nigel Freeman
First Impressions: Elizabeth Catlett & Charles White at the Taller de Gráfica Popular
In 1946, in what would become the last year of their brief marriage, Elizabeth Catlett and Charles White shared a ca…
Auction Highlights: African American Art — October 19, 2023
The October 19, 2023, sale of African American Art will feature exceptional modern and contemporary works of abstrac…
African American Art: April 6, 2023 Auction Highlights
The post-war period is headlined by a significant, six foot 1971 painting by Kenneth Victor Young featuring his…
Artist Profile: Alma Thomas & the Washington Scene
Alma Thomas: Early Life & Career Born in Columbus, Georgia, in 1891, Alma Thomas was the eldest of four daughter…
African American Art: October 6, 2022 Auction Highlights
Related Reading Modernist highlights include a wonderful drawing by Jacob Lawrence, a scarce stone carving by Marion…
Artist Profile: Elizabeth Catlett
I Am a Black Woman: Elizabeth Catlett & Representation in Art Elizabeth Catlett’s landmark contributions to twen…
African American Art: March 31, 2022 Auction Highlights
Our spring auction of African American Art features many scarce and significant postwar and contemporary artworks. T…
Elizabeth Catlett & the Art of Stone Carving
“Stone imposes a certain discipline which cannot be ignored.” The October 7, 2021 African American Art a…
Bohemian Brothers: Beauford and Joseph Delaney
The Delaney brothers became well-known painters in the downtown New York art scene in the 1930s and 40s—while each f…
The Elegant Sculptures of Richmond Barthé
Three fascinating sculptures by Richmond Barthé feature in our June 4 sale of African-American Fine Art. Each embody…
Nigel Freeman on the Legacy of Emma Amos, 1937-2020
We are sad to hear the news yesterday of Emma Amos’s passing. Emma Amos was a painter, printmaker, weaver and …
Nigel Freeman on the Legacy of David C. Driskell, 1931-2020
We are greatly saddened to hear the news of David Driskell’s passing yesterday with the email announcement from the …