Margaret T. Burroughs, Museum Founder Passes

The New York Times has reported that the founder of Chicago's DuSable Museum of African American History has passed, artist, Margaret T. Burroughs.

Known for her work in printmaking, Margaret Burroughs was a champion of black visual arts and black historical objects. She was a member of the Arts Craft Guild and one of the founder's of the South Side Community Art Center.

Black Venus, 1957
Linoleum cut on imitation Japan paper
14x11 1/8 inches, full margins

Sale 2203, Feb 23 2010 Swann Auction Galleries, AFRICAN-AMERICAN FINE ART, Lot 63
Estimate: $1000 - $1500
Sold: $4,500

Carnival Masqueraders in Brooklyn: Photographs by Anthony Bonair

Carnival Masqueraders in Brooklyn, photographs by Anthony Bonair, is on exhibit at the Skylight Gallery at Restoration Plaza (Brooklyn, NY) from October 9th to January 5th, 2011.

Mr. Bonair is more commonly known for his extensive collection of Carnival images from the 1970s to the present. The exhibition was curated by Dulcie Ingleton and includes dynamic images of the Carnival costume and mas performers of Brooklyn's West Indian Carnival during Labor Day Weekend. His other portfolios of work include dance photography in New York (1970s to 1980s), multiple exposures of advertisement imagery and floral arrangements, and social documentary street photography. Bonair studied photography with Roy DeCarava at Hunter College, City University of New York.

Skylight Gallery
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Friday: 11:00AM – 6:00PM, Saturday: 12:00PM – 6:00PM
Date/time: Saturday, October 9, 2010 - Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Location: 1368 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11216; The Skylight Gallery - 3rd Floor
More info: Contact Aisha at (718) 636-6976.

Contemporary African Art “Africa Scenes I” - Artcurial Auction, October 24, 2010

Sale 1900, Contemporary African Art “Africa Scenes I,” was held at Artcurial in Paris, France on Sunday, October 24, 2010. The sale totaled 266,444 USD. The following lots were found in the top five sales:

R. CHIWAYA (Ecole de Tingatinga) "GOLD SPOTTED LEOPARD & FRIEND THE SONGBIRD" circa 1970, 46,838 USD (see left);

Brahim EL ANATSUI, ANCESTORS GAZE, 1995, 44,876 USD;

Kay HASSAN, SISTER I, de la série "THREE SISTERS", 2004 and Seydou KEITA
SANS TITRE, 1952-56, 25,148 USD;

Malick SIDIBE, COMBAT DES AMIS AVEC PIERRES, 1976, 23,547 USD; and

Chéri SAMBA, MBONGO YA BA PATRONS, déc 2001, 11,692 USD.

All prices include buyer's premium and taxes.

Seydou KEITA, SANS TITRE, 1952-56

Cheri Samba, MBONGO YA BA PATRONS, déc 2001