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John Biggers, (1924-2001), Our Grandmothers (Rape of the Earth)
Estimate:
$1,500 - $2,500
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Works on Paper, Prints + 3-D
Description
John Biggers
(1924-2001)
Our Grandmothers (Rape of the Earth)
1994
Lithograph on cream wove paper
Signed and numbered 14/60 in pencil lower margin.
24 x 18 inches (sheet)
Published by the Limited Editions Club, New York.
Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Lindley T. Smith, VA
Literature: A Life on Paper, The Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers, Olive Theisen, 2006; p. 119.
Author Maya Angelou was invited to read a poem at the inauguration of President William J. Clinton in January 1993. Soon after that John Biggers was asked to create a special edition folio of lithographs to accompany Angelou’s poem, Our Grandmothers (1993). That commission offered an opportunity for Biggers to give form and synthesis to his desire to honor the grandmother, as the Great Mother, the spirit of “maame” . Said Biggers, “The enduring permanence of the Grandmother is a metaphor for immortality.” (REF: A Life on Paper, The Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers, Olive Theisen, 2006; p. 117)
(1924-2001)
Our Grandmothers (Rape of the Earth)
1994
Lithograph on cream wove paper
Signed and numbered 14/60 in pencil lower margin.
24 x 18 inches (sheet)
Published by the Limited Editions Club, New York.
Provenance: The Collection of Dr. Lindley T. Smith, VA
Literature: A Life on Paper, The Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers, Olive Theisen, 2006; p. 119.
Author Maya Angelou was invited to read a poem at the inauguration of President William J. Clinton in January 1993. Soon after that John Biggers was asked to create a special edition folio of lithographs to accompany Angelou’s poem, Our Grandmothers (1993). That commission offered an opportunity for Biggers to give form and synthesis to his desire to honor the grandmother, as the Great Mother, the spirit of “maame” . Said Biggers, “The enduring permanence of the Grandmother is a metaphor for immortality.” (REF: A Life on Paper, The Drawings and Lithographs of John Thomas Biggers, Olive Theisen, 2006; p. 117)
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Condition
Appears to be in very good condition; no visible tears, holes, stains, creases. No visible losses or imperfections, not examined out of frame. 33 x 26.75 inches (as framed).
