Twelve (12) Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) items, including six (6) sketches and one (1) poster. 1st-11th items: Six (6) pen and ink sketches, including one (1) depicting male and female figures, some nude, one (1) depicting a nude male in various poses and a view of a female's legs, one (1) depicting a male and female couple sitting on a park bench, likely in Central Park, one (1) depicting three pigeons, one (1) depicting the portrait of a woman with downcast eyes, and one (1) depicting male and female portraits and a standing male nude. All initialled "J.D." Lot also includes four (4) paper ephemera items regarding Delaney: two (2) advertisement flyers for Delaney exhibitions, one (1) at the Studio Gallery, NY, n.d., and one (1) at the Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture, Knoxville, TN, November 1-17, 1991, one (1) copy of Art Students League News, Vol. 23, No. 2, January-February 1970, and one (1) typed biography of Delaney. All housed in a black leatherette three ring portfolio. Sketches and paper items ranging in size from 6" H x 4" W to 11" H x 8 5/8" W. 12th item: Souvenir collage poster print featuring four works by Delaney, possibly published for his exhibition the Studio Gallery, NY. Housed under glass in a black wooden frame with giltwood trim. Sight: 16 3/4" H x 21 3/4" W. Framed: 18 1/4" H x 23 1/4" W. Biography: Joseph Delaney was born in Knoxville in 1904. He and his older brother, Beauford, discovered their interest in art by drawing on Sunday School cards. In 1930, Joseph left Tennessee for New York where Beauford was also working as an artist, and enrolled in the Art Students League under the tutelage of Thomas Hart Benton and Alexander Brooke. The subject matter he found there, including the city's landmarks and its people, are the images for which he is best known. In 1986, Delaney returned to Knoxville to live and was artist-in-residence for the University of Tennessee Art Department until his death in 1991. Delaney's works are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Chicago Art Institute, The Knoxville Museum of Art, and The Smithsonian American Art Museum. (courtesy of Frederick C. Moffatt)

PROVENANCE: The Estate of Lois Imogene Delaney, Knoxville, Tennessee.

CONDITION: 1st -11th items: Sketches and paper items in overall good condition with light toning. Nude male sketch with 1/2" x 1/2" area of loss to edge of sheet (does not effect image). Paper ephemera items with tears, largest 1 1/2", to edges. Portfolio with wear, losses to spine, surface grime. 12th item: Overall good condition with toning. Not examined outside of frame.