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Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" 1 Ron Adams b. 1934 Detroit, MI Rorschach Riddle unknown ink 53 x 38 37 3/4 53 2 Joanne By The silver gelatin 2 William Anderson b. 1932 Selma, AL 1986 25 5/8 20 1/4 2 Window photograph 3 Benny Andrews 1930-2006 Plainview, GA Friends and Dogs 1989 pen 22 x 15 26 18 3/4 1 1/2 William Ellisworth 4 1914-1977 Washington, NC Michael 2002 bronze 8 x 6 x 6 8 6 6 Artis 5 Radcliffe Bailey b. 1968 Bridgeton, NJ Untitled 2004 mixed media 38 x 59 53 3/4 74 2 1/2 Herman Kofi charcoal, conte 6 1931-1981 Chicago, IL Solitude unknown 25 x30 36 29 1/4 2 Bailey crayon 7 Romare Bearden 1911-1988 Charlotte, NC Record Date 1979 monotype 29.5 x 41.5 36 47 1/4 2 1/2 mixed media on 8 Moe Brooker b. 1940 Philadelphia, PA Listen with your eyes 2005 30 x 30 31 1/2 31 1/2 2 board Page 1 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" 9 Beverly Buchanan 1940-2015 Fuquay-Varina,NC Shack w/chair 1989 foam board 20 x 7 x 8 20 7 8 10 Beverly Buchanan 1940-2015 Fuquay-Varina,NC One Room Shack 1997 wood and felt pen 6 x 8 x 1 1/4 6 8 1 1/4 11 Calvin Burnett 1921 - 2007 Cambridge, MA Race Riot 1992 color pencil 46 3/4 66 3/4 3/4 12 Elizabeth Catlett 1915-2012 Washington, DC Prissy 1979 lithograph, 7/10 18 x 15 22 3/4 19 1/4 3/4 13 Elizabeth Catlett 1915-2012 Washington, DC Mother /Child 1980 bronze 16.5 tall 16 1/2 14 Claude Clark 1915-2001 Rickingham, GA Self Determination 1969 oil/board 16 x 20 22 1/4 26 1/4 2 acrylic media 15 Kevin Earlee Cole b. 1960 Pine Bluff, AR Ancestral Warrior I 2002 22 x 12 x48" 22 12 48 assemblage When Blessings 16 Kevin Earlee Cole b. 1960 Pine Bluff, AR 2000 mixed media 32 29 1/4 2 Meet Opportunity Page 2 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" 17 Ernest Crichlow 1914-2005 Brooklyn, NY Waiting 1968 lithographs 12.5 x 11 18 3/4 17 1/4 1 18 Allan Rohan Crite 1910-2007 Plainfield, NJ Priest 1937 woodcut 8.5 x 6" 21 19 1 3/4 Emilo Antonio Figures in a 19 1938-2004 Bronx, NY 1965 pastel 9 x 12 16 1/4 19 3/4 1 Cruz Landscape graphite and color 20 Louis Delsarte b. 1944 Brooklyn, NY Conversation 2005 9 x 12 16 19 1 1/2 pencil 21 Richard Dempsey 1909-1987 Waterfront 1950 oil on canvas 20 x24 30 26 4 Man Striving to Be 22 Aaron Douglas 1899-1979 Topeka, KS zinc etching plate 3.5 x 5.5 9 10 1/4 4 Man 23 Michael Ellison 1952-2001 New York, NY Micky Dees 1987 woodcut 24 x 26 38 1/4 49 2 oil acrylic on rice 24 Sam Gilliam b. 1933 Tupelo, MS untitled 1974 18.5 x 23 30 1/2 35 1/2 1 paper 25 Kojo Griffin Untitled 2005 acrylic on board 16 x 22 25 1/2 19 1/2 Page 3 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" 26 John W. Hardwick Fall Landscape unknown oil on board 8 x 10 13 3/4 15 3/4 1 27 Palmer Hayden 1890-1973 Widewater, VA Le Grand Bay 1937 oil on canvas 20 x 26 28 1/2 34 1/2 2 Leon Nathaniel 28 b. 1933 ? Virtual Landscape 1995 engraving 40.5 x 29" 41 1/2 34 1/4 1 Hicks She Wore Her 29 Sedrick Huckaby b. 1975 Fort Worth, TX 2015 oil on canvas 24 x 18 27 3/4 21 5/8 2 3/4 Family's Quilt 30 Manuel Hughes b. 1938 Fallen Rock, AR Arc Series 1987 color pencil 19.5 x 26.4 22 3/4 28 3/4 1 1/2 31 Stefanie Jackson ? Detroit, MI Exodus 2004 oil on canvas 60 x 48 55 67 1/4 2 Drawing Bound 32 Stefanie Jackson 1985 graphite drawing 37 28 2 North Blues Wadsworth 33 b. 1929 Blue Lou unknown oil on canvas 28 36 3/4 2 Jarrell Page 4 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" 34 Lois Mailou Jones 1905-1998 Boston, MA St. Michelle, France 1958 watercolor 18 x24 23 3/4 28 3/4 1 35 Yashua Klos b. 1977 Chicago, IL Coby 2003 graphite 24 x 16 33 1/2 25 3/4 2 1/4 36 Jacob Lawrence 1917-2000 Atlantic City, NJ Builder Series #8 1981 graphite 22 x 12 28 5/8 18 1 1/4 37 Jacob Lawrence 1917-2000 Atlantic City, NJ 1986 serigraph 30 x 22 40 1/2 29 3/4 2 38 Norman Lewis 1909-1979 New York, NY untitled 1964 oil on paper 23 x 34 341/2 46 2 1/2 39 Samella Lewis b. 1924 New Orleans, LA Field 1968 lithograph 26 x 20 34 1/4 27 1/4 1 Page 5 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" 40 Lionel Lofton b. 1954 Houston, TX Brown Rush I 2006 monoprint 30 x 22 30 3/4 26 3/4 1 5/8 Alvin D. Loving, paint, torn paper 41 1935-2005 Detroit, MI Crotch On Fire 1980 52 x 52 55 3/4 56 3/4 1 1/2 Jr. collage mixed media 42 Eric N. Mack b. 1987 Columbia, MD untitled 2003 71 x 46 74 3/4 50 3/4 1 1/2 canvas Last Chocalate Ice 43 Ealy Mays b. 1959 Wichita Falls, TX 2013 canvas 34 26 2 Cream black and white 44 Reginald McGhee Mary 1970 8 x 10 24 21 1 photograph 45 James McMillan b. 1925 Sanford, NC Old Jesse's Legacy 1961 oil on canvas 12 x 16 13 1/4 19 1/4 1 3/4 Norma Gloria engraving hand- 46 b. 1928 New Haven, CT Natural Stone Bridge 1991 13.5 x 13.5 21 1/4 21 1/4 1 3/4 Morgan colored Page 6 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" Study for Black Star 47 Joe Overstreet b. 1933 Conehatta, MS 1990 charcoal 18 x 11.5 26 1/2 20 1 1/2 Line silver gelatin 48 Gordon Parks 1912 - 2006 Welders 1943 17 1/2 15 1/4 1 1/2 photograph Howardena 49 b. 1943 Philadelphia, PA Number Series #2 2003-4 collage, etching 15x18 24 3/4 27 3/4 1 Pindell 50 John T. Riddle, Jr. 1934-2002 Los Angeles, CA Stainglass Windows 1988 collage on board 30 x 25 30 3/4 25 1/2 1 1/2 51 Charles Sebree 1914 - 1985 Madisonville, KY Lady with Candle 1952 oil on paper 13 x 7 21 1/8 14 1 1/4 52 Freddie L. Styles b. 1944 Madison, GA 2015 oil on canvas 31 5/8 31 5/8 2 53 Alma Thomas 1891 - 1978 Columbus, GA Untitled 1961 watercolor 22 x 29 31 1/2 39 1 1/4 Page 7 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C. Betty Davis Collection of African American Art 12/14/2017 Preliminary Checklist Unframed Framed Dimensions # Artist Life Dates Birth Place Title Date Medium Dimensions Image H x W x D" H x W" Mildred 54 1936-2003 Jacksonville, FL Helliocentric 1994 Oil on canvas 84 x 48 81 1/4 49 1/4 2 Thompson Mildred 55 1936-2003 Jacksonville, FL The Puppet 1959 etching 14 x12 35 30 2-Jan Thompson 56 Larry Walker b. 1935 Franklin, GA Postman assemblage 57 Larry Walker b. 1935 Franklin, GA Study for Wall Series 2008-10 mixed media 16 x 22 1/2 16 22 3/4 2 1/2 James Lesesne Sailboat and 58 1902 - 1993 Atlanta, GA 1982 woodcut 9 x 11 17 19 1 Wells Fisherman James Lesesne 59 1902 - 1993 Atlanta, GA Icarus 1968 woodcut 26 19 1/2 1 Wells Charles Wilbert 60 1918 - 1979 Chicago, IL Lilly C 1973 etching 23.5 x 37.5 33 1/2 47 1/2 1 1/2 White Page 8 of 9 Addendum A Memories & Inspiration: The Kerry and C.
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