Mar 28, 2019 - Sale 2503

Sale 2503 - Lot 117

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500
(ART.) Hardison, Inge. Bust of Sojourner Truth. Anodized plaster bust depicting Sojourner Truth, 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches including original black polished base; signed "Inge, 1976, ©AMR" in the cast; minimal wear. Np, 1976

Additional Details

Sculptor Ruth Inge Hardison (1914-2016) is best known for the series she dubbed "Negro Giants in History" for the Old Taylor Distillery in the early 1960s. This untitled bust of the abolitionist Sojourner Truth was done later than the "Giants" series.