$500
John Thomas Riddle Jr. (American (active Georgia), 1934-2002), "Making Plans"-1982, serigraph on paper hinged to foam board, edition noted, titled, dated and signed in lower left quadrant "P 20/20 Making Plans (c) 1982 John T Riddle Jr". Figural print depicting four adult figures, one of whom holds a small child standing over a table with a maple of the globe under a bright overhead light, with window curtains half drawn in the background and script spanning the left margin "MAKING PLANS (6 Million Strong) Fruitfulness Unity in DiverstiySheet No. S-2 of 5 Sheets". Framed approximately 31.5" x 41". Sheet size approximately 25.125" x 33.925". Provenance: From the Private Collection of Dr. & Mrs. Calvin Wayne McLarin, Atlanta, Georgia. Note: Riddle's work has been exhibited at the High Museum of Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia, both in Atlanta, Georgia; the Tubman African American Museum in Macon, Georgia; the National Jazz Museum in New York City, New York; and the Musée de Montreux in Switzerland. Riddle's work is also in the private collections of Jesse Jackson, Andrew Young, Maynard Jackson, Cicely Tyson, Sidney Poitier, Roberta Flack and Jasmine Guy.
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2016-06-25
