ESTATE FINE ART + DESIGN
Thu, Feb 20, 2025 12:00PM EST
Lot 179
Clarence Major (American, b. 1936)
Estimate: $100 - $250
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| $2,500 | $250 |
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Two paintings by the African American artist and poet Clarence Major. "Gambling Hall." 1985. Acrylic on cardboard. 6 x 16"; 17 1/4 x 17 1/4" (overall). Framed; "View From Hotel Rialto." 1985. Signed and dated at the bottom right. 11 x 14 1/2"; 17 x 21 1/2".
"Clarence Major (born December 31, 1936) is an American poet, painter, and novelist; winner of the 2015 "Lifetime Achievement Award in the Fine Arts", presented by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. His literary archives are in the Givens Collection of African American Literature, Anderson Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota." – Wikipedia.
"Clarence Major (born December 31, 1936) is an American poet, painter, and novelist; winner of the 2015 "Lifetime Achievement Award in the Fine Arts", presented by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation. His literary archives are in the Givens Collection of African American Literature, Anderson Library of Rare Books and Manuscripts, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota." – Wikipedia.