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Tag: Katherine Dunham

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  Artist to Know: Thelma Johnson Streat

  Black Art Auction to Offer Works by American Painter and Dancer When Thelma Johnson Streat was at the midpoint of her painting career, she felt the need to step beyond the canvas. She was already making murals that celebrated multiculturalism and rewrote the narrative around Black Americans. Yet after she…

  Jul 6, 21

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  $1M for Printed & Manuscript African Americana at Swann

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., early draft of the Letter from Birmingham Jail, April 1963. Sold for $185,000. PRINTED & MANUSCRIPT AFRICAN AMERICANA Sale 2562; March 25, 2021 Sale total: $1,075,786 Estimates for sale as a whole: $410,550–$619,850 We offered 356 lots; 315 sold (88% sell-through rate by lot) All…

  Apr 20, 21

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  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Leads sale of African Americana at Swann

  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., an early draft of the Letter from Birmingham Jail, 1963. Estimate $15,000 to $25,000. New York—Printed & Manuscript African Americana is on offer at Swann Galleries Thursday, March 25. The sale will feature an exceptional offering of material with highlights from important figures and historical…

  Mar 18, 21