Fishmongers

Art © John T. Biggers Estate/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / Estate Represented by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

Fishmongers

Currently not on view

Fishmongers,

1957

John Anansa Thomas Biggers, 1924–2001; born Gastonia, NC; died Houston, TX
2021-174
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Pivotal Works by African American Artists Enrich the Collections

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Title
Fishmongers
Dates

1957

Maker
John Anansa Thomas Biggers
Medium
Conte crayon
Dimensions
73.7 × 100.3 cm (29 × 39 1/2 in.) frame: 97.8 × 121.6 × 5.1 cm (38 1/2 × 47 7/8 × 2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Felton Gibbons Fund
Object Number
2021-174
Place Depicted

Africa, Ghana, Accra

Signatures
Inscribed and signed, lower left: Ghana | 1957 | Biggers
Culture
American
Type
drawings
Materials
Conté crayon (TM)
Subject
markets (events), baskets, women

The artist; acquired from the artist by a private collector, Houston, Texas; purchased by Jason Schoen.

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