SONIE JOI RUFFIN "SONS SHALL RIZE" (2002QUILT)Sonie Joi Thompson-Ruffin
(Missouri, b. 1951)
Sons Shall Rize , 2002
Silk, African fancy print, Bogolan cloth, metallic threads
60" x 52"
Sons Shall Rize is a significant...
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Lynching Scene of Four African AmericansRussellville KY 1908 Silver gelatin photograph depicting the lynching of four African American men in Russellville KY 5.25 x 7.25 in. The photograph is accompanied by the...
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CONTEMPORARY OIL PAINTINGDESCRIPTION:An oil on canvas painting depicting three African American men's face looking towards the sky, with the words "Movements" stitched on the upper left and the numbers "108102070030"...
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PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF PEOPLEPhotographicArchive of People, approximately 300 images, many by Nashville photographer C. C. Giers, (but other photographers also represented). This lot features a large number of loose...
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SLAVE ARCHIVE INCL. 68 BILLS OF SALEArchiveof approximately 75 ephemera items, the majority related to slaves purchased by David Morris Harding (1795-1854) and his wife, Fanny Davis Harding of Nashville, Tennessee....
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CLARENCE ZUELECH WPA DRAWING, BLACKMEN AT WORK, 1937, ...1st item: Clarence Edward Zuelech (American/Ohio, 1904-1973) WPA-era charcoal drawing depicting African American men pushing a car in the foreground...
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AFRICAN AMERICAN BARTENDER OCCUPATIONALSHAVING MUGBartender occupational porcelain shaving mug featuring an African American bartender, in white jacket, serving three men at a bar. In gold lettering, "J. Conover"....
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PHILIP GOODWIN (1881-1935) PRINT "INTHE CANOE"Featured in this lot is this framed, Philip R. Goodwin (1881-1935) print titled, "In The Canoe" circa 1905-1910. Philip Russell Goodwin's natural born talent for...
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"IN DARKEST AFRICA" BY H.M. STANLEY1ST ED.Offered for sale is a First Edition, Two (2) Volume Set of “In Darkest Africa” by H.M. Stanley, 1891, illustrated. Charles Scribner's Sons New York publishers....
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AFRICAN BWA POLYCHROME WOOD KOBIAY SPIRITMASK**Originally Listed At $800**
West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bwa people, ca. early to mid-20th century CE. A fantastical plank Kobiay mask which is a representation of a...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON LEADERSHIP AND SELFHELP I HELP I, titles include: Finding the Good: Two Men -one old, one young- Forever Changed By the Transforming Power of Faith and Love (signed); The Black Male Handbook;...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONAND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND AFFIRMATIVE ACTION, titles include: It's Up to Us: A Recipe for Leveling the Playing Field (signed); The Affirmative Action Debate (signed); The...
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GROUP OF BOOKS ON AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORYII II, titles include: Prince Estabrook Slave and Soldier, African American Historic Places, Images of America: Eastland Gardens; Legendary African American Elders Speak:...
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GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN BIOGRAPHY/AUTOBIOGRAPHYII II, titles include: Black Americans of Achievement: Introductory Essay; First Stick Knife Gun; The Haygoods of Columbus: A Family Memoir; Thirteen Ways of Looking at a...
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GROUP TWO OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARYHISTORY, 19TH CENTURY HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY, titles include: Slave & Soldier: The Military Impact of Blacks in the Colonial Americas; Blacks in the Westward Movement; The...
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GROUP ONE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MILITARYHISTORY, 19TH CENTURY HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY, titles include: Freedom Knows No Color: African American Freedom Journey in New York and Related Sites, 1823-1870; Freedom: A...
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THOMAS BLACKSHEAR'S EBONY VISIONS 'DARKKNIGHT' LIMITED EDITION FIGURE, PRESENTED TO GENERAL POWELL BY THE 100 BLACK MEN - LAS VEGAS, 2007 HEIGHT: 13 IN. (33.02 CM.) X WIDTH OF BASE: 8 IN. (20.32 CM.) KNIGHT' LIMITED...
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AFRICAN CARVED WOOD FIGURAL GROUP OFTWO MEN, H: 17 INAfrican Carved Wood Figural Group of Two Men, H: 17 in...
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TWO AFRICAN CARVED STONE FIGURES OFSEATED MEN, H: 10 INTwo African Carved Stone Figures of Seated Men, H: 10 in...
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SCULPTURE: PRIMITIVE OR DIRECT CARVEDSTONE CAT AND RAM, EARLY TO MID 20TH C., DETAILS INCLUDE: RECUMBENT CAT WITH EARS FLICKED FORW...SCULPTURE: Primitive or Direct carved stone cat and ram, early to mid 20th...
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STEVEN SKPTA, FIGURAL FOLK ART OIL ONCANVAS WORK Stevan Skpta (South African 20th century), "The Colonial Government Yoke Which Was Place On Africans", oil on canvas depicting a male figure and dog being carried...
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29) BOOKS: BIG-GAME HUNTING, AFRICA,NORTH AMERICA(lot of 29) Books, including: (1) "Ends of the Earth," Roy Chapman Andrews, 1929, (1) "Wild Beasts & Their Ways," Sir Samuel W. Baker, 1988, (1) "From Out of...
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LA JEAN AND LUCKY BROWN: TWO VINTAGEAFRICAN AMERICAN HAIR PRODUCT TINS 3/4"H X 3 3/8"DIAM. (LA JEAN)La Jean and Lucky Brown: two vintage African American hair product tins, La Jean Full Dress Pomade and Lucky...
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STANLEY WHITE, AMERICAN 20TH CENTURY,PORTRAITS OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN, TWO MIXED MEDIAS ON PANEL, LARGER FRAME: 27 1/4 X 13 1/4 IN. (69.2 X 33.7 CM.)Stanley White, American 20th Century, Portraits of African...
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THREE AMERICAN PORTRAITS OF MEN. Mid20th century. An African American seated wearing a cap and an open neck shirt. Signed lower right Ray Levesque. Crazing. 24''h. 18"w. Framed 30"h. 24"w. An African American...
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SIX FOLK ART CARVED MEN. American, 20thcentury. Figures include farmer, colonial figure, and African American men. Some have original paint. Wear and some edge loss. 5" to 7.5"h....
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FOUR AMERICAN BUSTS OF MEN. Twentiethcentury. Two African American men, one painted papier mache and one painted marble, 7", 8.5"h. including bases. Together with cast resin, and a copper finial with verdigris...
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TWO VINTAGE AFRICAN AND INDONESIAN IKATTEXTILES. 84" X 86"Two Vintage African and Indonesian Ikat textiles., Includes Indonesian "Sumba" hand woven Ikat ceremonial strong with red, blue and tan figural resin,...
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AFRICAN GURO TRIBE CARVED WOOD HEDDLEPULLEY AfricaEarly 20th CenturyFinely carved figural pulley of a face with almond shaped eyes, long nose, and small lips wearing a geometric cap or hairstyle. African men...
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Three painted wood carvings: chip carvedand painted, two African-American men, one with black coat, one with green vest, and one woman with white apron, marked on bases in pencil "ARW", 6 in. to 6-1/4 in. Excellent...
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An African Sculpture of Men in a BoatWith ten different figures inserted standing in the boat each carrying an oar or spear the boat with carved designs on the sides the prow in the form of a toothsome animal...
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2 pieces. (African-American Subject.)Partly Printed Documents, Filled-In in Manuscript. Fort Brown, Texas, etc., Sept. 1, 1874. 4to sheets; generally crisp & clean. Discharge documents for Pleasant Mayberry......
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FOLK ART DANCING MEN. American late19th-early 20th century. Theatrically decorated box with carpet background for three African American dancing men. A hand crank moves the dancers. Original paint. Wear. 18''h....
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Two Bills of Sales for Slaves and LaterNotes and Photographs A view of slavery and the relationships between these social groups before and after the Civil War. The group includes a sale document for two slaves...
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First African American PresidentialCandidate George E. Taylor Campaign Imprint Printed campaign handbill featuring a standing portrait of George Edwin Taylor with the following printed below: Candidate for...
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Fine Group of Photographs of AfricanAmerican Cotton Pickers & Farmers Lot of 7 photographs by Eugene Atwater St. Louis MO photographer including: four boudoir photographs (roughly 5.25'' x 8.25'') of African...
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