1975-1985 / Mahogany and paint / 17 5/8”x14 3/4”x6 1/4” / King-Tisdell Cottage Foundation, Savannah, GA
See also: February 19~ African-American visual artists
https://schristywolfe.com/2018/02/19/february-19-african-american-visual-artists/
1956 / Limestone on wood base / 16 1/2”x6 5/8”x9 3/4”
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC
See also: February 15~ African-American visual artists
https://schristywolfe.com/2018/02/15/february-15-african-american-visual-artists/
Postcard dated June 18, 1939 / 5 1/2”x3 1/2” / Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale, New Haven, CT
“Augusta Savage at the Fair”~
http://exhibitions.nypl.org/biblion/worldsfair/fashion-food-famous-faces-pop-culture-fair/gallery/gallery-augusta
“Artist Augusta Savage and the Tragic Story of Her Lost Masterwork”~
http://behindthescenes.nyhistory.org/artist-augusta-savage-and-the-tragic-story-of-her-lost-masterwork/
See also: February 10~ African-American visual artists
https://schristywolfe.com/2018/02/10/february-10-african-american-visual-artists/
Mid-19th century / Marble / 23”x15”x10” / Virginia Historical Society, Richmond, VA
See also: February 3~ African-American visual artists
https://schristywolfe.com/2018/02/03/february-3-african-american-visual-artists/
1884–89 / Bronze / 79 3⁄8”x80 7⁄8”x77 1⁄8” / Place du Soldat-Inconnu, 62100 Calais, France
Previous January 28 posts:
Winter~ January 28
Arthur Rubinstein: Born January 28, 1887
Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/28~
(Whitten died January 20, 2018)
1968 / Oil on canvas / 67 7/8”x51 3/4” / ©Jack Whitten Estate
Previous January 20 posts:
Winter~ January 20
January 20 (music)~
Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/20~
c.1895 / Based on a mask/mold evidently held by the Louvre
Commissioned by Paris City Council; located at the Lycée Sophie Germain
Previous January 8 posts:
Winter~ January 8
David Bowie: Born Jan. 8, 1947 / Died Jan. 10, 2016
Artist Birthday Quiz for 1/8~
c.1910 / Oil on canvas / 31”x23 1/4” / Private collection?
[I did a lot of research on the internet but could not find very complete information; for example, the painting’s name varies depending on which site you find it. Should anyone seeing this post happen to know more about this artwork, please let me know in the comments below. Thank you.]
Previous December 22 posts:
December 22~ Animals in Art
Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/22~
1924 / Painted wooden elements, nailed on plywood / 29”x13”x2 2/5”
Pompidou Centre, National Museum of Modern Art, Paris
Link~ Le Ballet Mécanique: The Historic Cinematic Collaboration Between Fernand Legér and George Antheil
What is Charlie Chaplin Doing in Ballet Mechanique?~ https://www.flickeralley.com/chaplin-in-ballet-mechanique/
Previous December 16 posts:
December 16~ Animals in Art
Edward Ruscha: Born December 16, 1937
How Kandinsky helped create abstract art
Artist Birthday Quiz for 12/16~
1884 / Oil on canvas / 76”x69 5/8” / Musée d’Orsay, Paris
Previous November 24 posts:
November 24~ Artists at their Easels
Artist Birthday Quiz for 11/24~
