Mar 24, 2022 - Sale 2598

Sale 2598 - Lot 100

Price Realized: $ 5,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(ART.) Group of 4 pieces of exhibition ephemera from the "Where We At: Black Women Artists" art collective. 4 items, various sizes; minimal wear. New York, 1979-1992

Additional Details

Where We At: Black Women Artists was formed in 1971 as the first art collective formed by Black women artists, and remained active in the New York area through the 1990s. This lot includes:

"Weusi Academy Presents: Space, an Exhibition Featuring Where We At Black Women Artists." Handbill, 9 x 8 inches, for show at Consortium Gallery featuring Dindga McCannon and others. New York, 4 March 1979.

"'Where We At' Black Women Artists. Directions '81: Creative Expressions." Flier, 14 x 8 1/2 inches, for show at Benin Gallery, illustrated with a work by Joyce Wellman. New York, 21 May 1981.

"Joining Forces" [1+1=3]. Postcard, 7 1/2 x 6 inches, for two shows by "Where We At Black Women Artists Inc. and their invited male artists" (including Dindga McCannon and Kerry Marshall) at Gallery 1199 and the Muse Community Museum. New York, 7 March 1986.

"Living Legacy: A 20 Year Retrospective." Poster, 22 x 17 1/2 inches. Illustrated with a work by Miriam B. Francis. Brooklyn, NY: Center for Art & Culture, 15 March 1992.