Thomas McKnight

RUNNING NUBIAN

1994

Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Published by Circle Fine Arts Ltd., Chicago, IL. Printed by American Atelier, NY on Somerset Paper. Edition...

Hand signed, dated, titled and numbered serigraph in colors on paper. Edition of 50. Sheet size 30 x 22.5 inches. Image size approx 21.25 x 15 inches. Artwork is in excellent con...

Limited Edition Serigraph with Gold Leafing, HC 29/50. Print measures 27.5 x 36.5 inches and is unframed. Signed by the Artist. The piece is in Good Condition-the print shows signs ...

Silkscreen on vélin paper. Paper Size: 22 x 17 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Poems of Léopold Sédar Senghor, 1996. Published by The Limited Editions Club, New York; printed by Studio Heinrici, Ltd., New York, under the direction of Alexander Heinrici, New York, 1996. Excerpted from the album, CC examples of this album have been printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress. This edition was designed and set in Bodoni types by Dan Cart and Julia Ferrari at Golgonooza Letter Foundry. The silkscreen prints were made by Alexander Heinrici at Studio Heinrici. LOIS MAILOU JONES (1905-1998) was an African American artist and educator, often associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Jones was raised in Boston by working-class parents who emphasized the importance of education and hard work. After graduating from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Jones began designing textiles for several New York firms. She left in 1928 to take a teaching position at Palmer Memorial Institute in North Carolina. At Palmer, Jones founded the art department, coached basketball, taught folk dancing, and played the piano for Sunday services. Two years later, she was recruited by Howard University in Washington, D.C., to join its art department. From 1930–77, Jones trained several generations of African American artists, including David Driskell, Elizabeth Catlett, and Sylvia Snowden...