Archive of eighteen (18) books and ephemera pieces related to Philip Lindsley, first president of the University of Nashville. Includes some of his personal books, plus other publications related to Peabody College, Nashville, Tennessee (formed when the University of Nashville split into "preparatory" and "normal" schools in 1875). 1st item: "A Sketch of The Life […]
Lot 489: Photo Archive, Niagara Falls & KY Herr Family
Twenty-two (22) 19th century photographs including a Niagara Falls daguerreotype and images from the Herr family of Kentucky (of the deadly Herr-Snook Wedding Tragedy). Includes seven (7) daguerreotypes of children, two (2) daguerreotypes of gentlemen, one (1) daguerreotype of a father and daughter, both holding a book (identified as Alfred and Jane Helen (Jennie) Herr), […]
Lot 488: 19 Black Americana Photos, inc. Fisk Jubilee Singers
Nineteen (19) Black Americana photographs. 1st item: Carte de visite depicting the nine original members of the Fisk Jubilee Singers in a studio setting, circa late 19th century. No studio marks. 2 1/2" H x 4 1/4" W. Biography: "In 1866 the Fisk Free Colored School was established in Nashville, Tennessee by the American Missionary […]
Lot 487: Archive of Beauford Delaney Letters and Related Objects
Archive of Beauford Delaney letters and a group of paint brushes and pencils, 29 items total. 1st item: Letter from Beauford Delaney, Paris, France, to Samuel Emery Delaney, Knoxville, Tennessee, dated March 4, 1958. Composed shortly after the death of his mother Delia, Beauford writes "…your telegrams have brought me news that while you did […]
Lot 485: Beauford Delaney Estate, Abstract on Paper No. 313
Beauford Delaney (American, 1901-1979) watercolor on paper abstract expressionist painting featuring green, yellow and orange swirls. Signed and dated in ink, lower right corner, “Beauford Delaney 1962 Paris”. En verso on white sticker in black ink: “565” and below, in pencil, ” 25 1/2 x 19 1/4 ” and “BD-P-313,” (estate inventory numbering system of […]
Lot 486: 8 Joseph Delaney Drawings, 1 Letter, 9 items
Eight (8) Joseph Delaney (Tennessee/New York, 1904-1991) drawings and one (1) letter, 9 items total. 1st-8th items: Five (5) ink on paper drawings, two (2) blue crayon on paper drawings, and one (1) pencil drawing, signed and dated “jos delaney 1986″, depicting men and women. Subjects include a seated African American woman wearing an a-line […]
Lot 483: Red Grooms Drawing & Plate, 2 items
Two (2) Red Grooms (American/Tennessee, b. 1937) items. 1st item: Pencil and marker drawing on two sheets of paper depicting the portrait of Walter Knestrick. Signed and dated "'99" upper right. 11 3/4" H x 9 3/4" W sight, 22 1/4" H x 20 1/4" W matted and framed. Note: Walter Knestrick has been a […]
Lot 482: Jack Hastings Modernist Bird Bath Sculpture
Jack Hastings (Tennessee, 1925-2013) modernist carved cement birdbath sculpture. Constructed in two pieces with hole in center for possible conversion to fountain. Sunburst style carving to interior basin, with projecting double scroll design at center of each side repeated on the reeded, squared base. Pedestal base – 17 1/2"H x 14" square; top – 8 […]
Lot 480: Robert Herrmann, O/C, "Other Seattle Buildings"
Robert Herrmann (Ohio, 1922-1996) oil on canvas precisionist architectural landscape painting titled "Other Seattle Buildings" depicting a cityscape against a light blue sky. Three labels with artist name, title, and dated "1983", attached en verso. Housed in a light brown wooden frame with off white painted wood rabbet edge. Sight – 12 5/8" H x […]
Lot 481: 2 Robert Cottingham Lithographs
Two (2) Robert Cottingham (New York, b. 1935) lithographs in black and white. 1st item: Radio City Deli, titled and numbered AP 17/20 lower left, signed lower right. 2nd item: Cold Beer, numbered AP lower left and signed lower right. Both with narrow black frames and no mats, 19 3/4" square sight, 22 1/4" square […]