Florence Smithburn Portrait Mixed Media Drawings

Item Details

Untitled, early-mid 20th century
Charcoal drawing on paper, a graphite drawing on paper, and a pastel drawing on paper
Signed to the lower left of graphite drawing

Smithburn studied art the the John Herron Art School in Indianapolis, Indiana, before moving to Uganda for ten years where she portrayed 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

- smudging of images due to excess pigment; wear to edges of papers; creasing to corners of papers; toning to papers; smudging present to margins of papers.

Dimensions

- measures smallest piece; largest piece measures 11.5" W x 17.75" H x .001" D.

Item #

16CIN996-3234