Florence Smithburn Graphite Drawing

Item Details

Titled Unknown
Graphite on paper
Signed to the lower right

Florence Bartley Smithburn (Indiana, 1904 – 1989)
Untitled, 1943
Graphite and colored pencil on paper
Signed to the lower left corner

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

- overall discoloration to the paper, matting, and protective sheet of transparent paper; tears to the transpartent protective paper; minor tears to the edges of the transparent paper.

Dimensions

- measures matting; sight size 13" W x 15" H.

Item #

16CIN997-2381