Untitled
39.37 cms x 26.67 cms (15.5 ins x 10.5 ins)
Signed in plate only lower right
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Black History Month Art Auction" held on Sun, Feb 25, 2024.
Lot 77
Lot 77
Estimate: CAD $50 - $65
Realised: CAD $16
Realised: CAD $16
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
J. MacDonald Henry was born in Kingston Jamaica and went to the United States on an art scholarship at the age of 13. She graduated from the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now Carnegie Mellon University) with a B.A. degree in painting and design and later did graduate work in ceramics at the University of Houston. She had her first one-woman show in Jamaica in 1960 and was commissioned to create artwork for organizations and businesses in Jamaica. In 1961 she illustrated a series of Island Readers school books that featured Jamaican children. J. MacDonald Henry passed away in 2008.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Saskatchewan NAC auction house for permission to use.