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
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