- NICOLAS AFRICANO / THE MEANING (1974)Nicolas
NICOLAS AFRICANO / THE MEANING (1974)Nicolas Africano
(Illinois, b. 1948)
The Meaning , 1974
Acrylic on canvas
46" x 28"
Signed and dated to the reverse of the canvas. Across the top of the canvas is written "The Meaning" and each individual image in the painting is labeled, reading from top left to bottom right: "The Waterfall / The Volcano / Rocket Smoke (The Corn Field) / The Tornado / The Reindeer / The Rocket / The Bouquet / The Lake / The White Dog (Broken Heart) / The Black Goose in the Fog / The Ground / The Tree." Around the edges of the canvas is a border of alternating black and white conical paint mounds.
Nicolas Africano referred to this work as "the catalogue" at his 1974 Master's show at Illinois State University, because it lists much of the imagery that was present across his work. Bill Morgan comments: "It's all done with the images- they seem to embrace but then befuddle the classic categories of Natural vs. Human-made."
Provenance : From the Bill & Ellen Morgan collection. Bill Morgan is a professor emeritus of English at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. It was there that he befriended Nicolas Africano, and he quickly became a patron and collector of the Africano's work as well; for a time Morgan rented Africano a room, occasionally accepting artwork in lieu of payment. This far-reaching collection from an early adopter gives a unique opportunity to access rare early works and get an expansive view of the artist during several pivotal moments in his journey.
Alternate spelling : Nicholas Africano
Condition
Good to very good condition. Some of the text is difficult to read.
- MAURICE RICHARD SIGNED HABS WHITE JERSEYA
MAURICE RICHARD SIGNED HABS WHITE JERSEYA Maurice Richard signed Montreal Canadians white CCM hockey jersey named with his number 9. Presented to the Governor General Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc when "The Rocket" was inducted as a Companion of the Order of Canada in May 1998, size XXL. Provenance: Property of valet to 7 Governors General of Canada.
- LEROY NEIMAN (AMERICAN, 1921-2012) 27
LEROY NEIMAN (AMERICAN, 1921-2012) 27 ¼" x 36" image size "The Rocket, Roger Clemens", 2003. Color serigraph on paper, signed in pencil in the right, numbered 176/325 in the lower center, signed by Roger Clemens in the lower left corner, under glass with mat and gold metal frame, overall 36 ½" x 43 ¾"
- GEORGE STEPHENSON D7093 - LARGE - ROYAL
GEORGE STEPHENSON D7093 - LARGE - ROYAL DOULTON CHARACT...Black, maroon, white and tan coloration. Royal Doulton backstamp. Includes certificate of authenticity.
Created to mark the 150th anniversary of the death of George Stephenson, this character jug highlights his achievements. Inventor of the Rocket steam locomotive, George Stephenson is considered the father of the Railway Age. Issued in a limited edition of 1,848 by Lawleys By Post.Royal Doulton backstamp.
Artist: William K. Harper
Issued: 1997
Dimensions: 7.25"
Edition Number: 463 Edition Size: 1848
Manufacturer: Royal Doulton
Country of Origin: England
Condition:
Age related wear.
- STRATO COIN BANK TOY ROCKETThis mechanical
STRATO COIN BANK TOY ROCKETThis mechanical bank includes a mechanism for launching coins from the rocket through the "stratosphere" into the moon.
Issued: c. 1950
Dimensions: 3.5"L x 8"W x 2.75"H
Manufacturer: Duro Mold and MFG.
Country of Origin: Detroit, United States
Condition:
Age related wear. No plug.
- VINTAGE HOLDRAKETA TIN TOY ROCKET LEMEZARU
VINTAGE HOLDRAKETA TIN TOY ROCKET LEMEZARU GYARTin toy space rocket with friction motor. When the nose cone hits an obstruction, a spring-loaded mechanism stands the rocket up on its motors, a door opens, a ladder flaps down and an astronaut is revealed in the doorway. This item has its original box with dimensions 4"L x 4.25"W x 16"H.
Issued: c. 1980
Dimensions: 4.5"L x 4"W x 15.5"H
Country of Origin: Hungary
Condition:
Age related wear.
- JOHN CHARLES MAGGS, O/C, THE ROCKETOil
JOHN CHARLES MAGGS, O/C, THE ROCKETOil on canvas painting by John Charles Maggs (British, 1819-1896) titled "The Exeter London Coach, 1882." Signed and dated at lower left. Gallery label verso.Canvas measures 14" x 26", framed to 17 1/2" x 29 1/2". Excellent condition and nicely framed. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
- JOHN CHARLES MAGGS, O/C, THE ROCKETOil
JOHN CHARLES MAGGS, O/C, THE ROCKETOil on canvas painting by John Charles Maggs (British, 1819-1896) titled "The Rocket" Mail Coach Outside a Boarding School. Signed at lower left. Gallery label verso.Canvas measures 14" x 21", framed to 19" x 25 3/4". Excellent condition and nicely framed. shipping info This item will need to be shipped by a packing company of your choice. We maintain a list of reliable shippers, or you may choose your own.
- THE ROCKETEER 1991 DS ONE SHEET MOVIE
THE ROCKETEER 1991 DS ONE SHEET MOVIE POSTER A Gordon company production. Walt Disney pictures presents.
- TENNIEL'S WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS
TENNIEL'S WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS TO 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND' AND 'THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS'. ROCKET PRESS. LEO DE FREITAS. 1988. 97/250TENNIEL'S WOOD-ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS TO 'ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND' AND 'THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS'. ROCKET PRESS. LEO DE FREITAS. 1988. 97/250, [Fine Press] Dodgson, Charles Lutwidge - Carroll, Lewis; Leo John De Freitas. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-glass: Sir John Tenniel's Illustrations; 91 Prints From the Original Wood Blocks. The Rocket Press: Blewbury, Oxfordshire. 1988. 3 volumes in one slipcase. Comprising 2 plate volumes and 1 volume of accompanying text. Number 97 of 250 sets. Ninety-one wood-engraved plates printed from the original woodblocks engraved by the Dalziel Brothers and 1 electrotype plate after Tenniel. Each plate is loosely inserted into its own respective folder as issued, with text describing the plate Catalogue note: Printed from the original boxwood blocks that were used to create the electrotype plates for the first edition. These were discovered in two deed boxes belonging to Macmillan in 1985, in the vaults of the National Westminster Bank where they had lain undisturbed since World War II. Macmillan then commissioned The Rocket Press to produce a limited edition of 250 prints taken directly from the blocks, the first time they had been used to create new complete edition. Previously Macmillan had treated them as masters, only taking them out of storage to cut electrotype copies for each fresh printing. Only the block for 'Alice & the Dodo' was missing so Jonathan Stephenson used an electrotype in its place, for completeness. No further sets were commissioned by the The Rocket Press and the woodblocks were eventually deposited in the British Library. The bindings for the commentary volume, the solander boxes housing the prints, and the slipcase were bound by The Fine Bindery, Wellingborough
- ROLPH SCARLETT, CANADIAN (1889-1984),
ROLPH SCARLETT, CANADIAN (1889-1984), UNTITLED GEOMETRIC ABSTRACTION, GOUACHE ON PAPER, 15"H X 10 3/4"W (SIGHT), 21 1/4"H X 17"W (FRAME)Rolph Scarlett, Canadian, (1889-1984) Untitled geometric abstraction, gouache on paper signed lower right. Provenance: From a private collector, Indianapolis. From the Archives of AskArt: Rolph Scarlett was a painter of geometric abstraction during the American avant-garde movement of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada in 1889, he left Canada at the age of 18 to go to New York City and returned to Canada during the years of World War I. However, by 1924 he had established New York City as his home. While he was beginning his career as an abstract painter, he was designing stage scenery for George Bernard Shaw's play, Man and Superman and for the Rockettes at Radio City Music Hall. In 1939, while in the process of creating the Museum of Non-Objective Painting (later the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum), Director Hilla Rebay began to take an interest in Scarlett's work. By 1940 he had become the new museum's chief lecturer. By 1953, the Guggenheim owned nearly sixty of his paintings and monoprints. He later became a resident of the Woodstock art colony for more than twenty-five years and showed his work in the Woodstock exhibits. Sources: Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art James Cox Gallery gouache on paper Dimensions: 15"H x 10 3/4"W (sight), 21 1/4"H x 17"W (frame)
- THREE TIN LITHO RACE CARS Japan includes:
THREE TIN LITHO RACE CARS Japan includes: The Rocket No. 54 with celluloid tail fin sides The Champion and small Crash Car with break-apart hood. 6 1/4''-7'' l. No sparking overall (Exc. Cond.)
- COLLECTION OF GEORGE STEPHENSON RAILROAD
COLLECTION OF GEORGE STEPHENSON RAILROAD MEMORABILIA: A collection of items from a direct descendant of George Stephenson the ''Father of Railways'' engineer who built the first public railway line. To include 1) 1868 dated commemorative print with photographs of the engine broadsides Stephenson Pease and Newburn. Framed 21 1/4'' x 28 3/4''. 2) Photographs of portraits of Stephenson. 3) ''The Rocket'' book about Stephenson published 1900. 4) 3 silverplate mugs and covered dish from the family but of later dates than Stephenson.CONDITION: Print not examined out of frame bends