JOHN BIGGERS (1924 - 2001) Untitled (Study for the Word).
Conté crayon on cream wove paper, 1951. 355x508 mm; 14x20 inches. Signed and dated in pencil, lower left.
Provenance: acquired directly from the artist, private collection, Texas.
Exhibited: Private Treasure, Public View, San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, February 2 - March 14, 1985.
This scarce study was created by Biggers as a preparatory work for the figures he used in two murals: The Contributions of Negro Women to American Life and Education, for the Blue Triangle Community Center, Houston, TX, 1954 and The History of Negro Education in Morris County, Naples, TX, 1955. The lithograph, The Word, 1965 also features these two men, who symbolize advancement and education for African Americans.
