Florence Bartley Smithburn Original Graphite Drawing on Paper

Item Details

An original graphite drawing on paper by well-listed American artist Florence Bartley Smithburn (Indiana, 1904 – 1989). The drawing depicts an African boy standing at the waters edge as a boat travels by. It is marked to the lower right with the Smithburn Estate stamp. Presented in white matting and wrapped in acetate.

Smithburn studied art the the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis, Indiana, before moving to Uganda for ten years, recording the African tribal way of life with her artwork. Her experiences living in Africa and the United States ultimately shaped her artistic oeuvre, as her art continued to address socio-economic and political issues relevant to the times. Her work has been exhibited widely in Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Atlanta, New York and Indianapolis and has been included in the collections of the Georgia Museum of Art and the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Condition

-slight toning to paper

Dimensions

-measured mat, image measures 5.0" wd. × 7.0″ ht.

Item #

16CIN997-301