nc-folk-art-benny-carter-two-works-1943-2014
Lot 5067
NC Folk Art, Benny Carter, Two Works (1943-2014)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Wood-cut outs with paint: a figural representation of Sam McMillan as the Statue of Liberty attired in a dot decorated suit (43 in.) (some loss to the surface of the book); a bird house painted with allover Benny signatures against a white field, tin roof, a snake approaches the aperture (rough construction as made; peeling paint to the overhang) (22.5 x 4.5 in.) Included in this lot is a photograph of Benny Carter posing with Sam, signed by Benny, framed and matted under glass.

Collection of John Davis, Durham, North Carolina