Samella
30.48 cms x 4,363.72 cms x 62.23 cms (12 ins x 1,718 ins x 12 ins)
Signed and dated lower right, titled lower left, editioned lower centre, unframed
printed in 2004
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Black History Month Art Auction" held on Sat, Feb 20, 2021.
Lot 16
Lot 16
Estimate: CAD $1,200 - $1,800
Did not sell
Did not sell
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
With "Samella" Scott depicts his friend and fellow native of New Orleans, Samella Lewis. A pioneer of African American art education, Lewis taught at Scripps College as a professor of art history and the humanities between 1968 and 1984. Scott created this print to celebrate Lewis's 80th birthday. The different angles of Lewis' head give the print a feeling of movement that gives the portrait life. The scenes of African American life below these portraits tie Lewis into a larger African American narrative.
Notes:
John Scott was born in New Orleans and raised in the city's Lower Ninth Ward. Scott studied at Xavier University of Louisiana and in 1963 he began studies at Michigan State University from which he received his MFA in 1965. During his time at Michigan State, Scott worked as an assistant to his professors, sculptor Robert Weil and painter/printmaker Charles Pollock (the brother of artist Jackson Pollock). Scott returned to New Orleans in 1965, to serve as professor of fine arts at Xavier University, where he taught for more than 40 years. He gained national recognition during the 1980s and in 1992 the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded Scott the MacArthur Fellowship, or 'genius grant', given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional creativity in their fields of endeavour. Scott's work frequently displayed themes related to African-American life, particularly the rich Afro-Caribbean culture and musical heritage of New Orleans. The single largest public collection of John Scott's work is permanently displayed at the Louisiana Humanities Center of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Scott's work is also included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Amistad Research Center Collection in New Orleans, Loyola University of New Orleans, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, among others. John Scott passed away in September 2007 at the age of 67.
With "Samella" Scott depicts his friend and fellow native of New Orleans, Samella Lewis. A pioneer of African American art education, Lewis taught at Scripps College as a professor of art history and the humanities between 1968 and 1984. Scott created this print to celebrate Lewis's 80th birthday. The different angles of Lewis' head give the print a feeling of movement that gives the portrait life. The scenes of African American life below these portraits tie Lewis into a larger African American narrative.
Notes:
John Scott was born in New Orleans and raised in the city's Lower Ninth Ward. Scott studied at Xavier University of Louisiana and in 1963 he began studies at Michigan State University from which he received his MFA in 1965. During his time at Michigan State, Scott worked as an assistant to his professors, sculptor Robert Weil and painter/printmaker Charles Pollock (the brother of artist Jackson Pollock). Scott returned to New Orleans in 1965, to serve as professor of fine arts at Xavier University, where he taught for more than 40 years. He gained national recognition during the 1980s and in 1992 the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation awarded Scott the MacArthur Fellowship, or 'genius grant', given to individuals who demonstrate exceptional creativity in their fields of endeavour. Scott's work frequently displayed themes related to African-American life, particularly the rich Afro-Caribbean culture and musical heritage of New Orleans. The single largest public collection of John Scott's work is permanently displayed at the Louisiana Humanities Center of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. Scott's work is also included in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the New Orleans Museum of Art, the Amistad Research Center Collection in New Orleans, Loyola University of New Orleans, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, Texas, and the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, among others. John Scott passed away in September 2007 at the age of 67.
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.