Lynn Moody Igoe (American, 1937-2006), XL - 1997

Oil and mixed media on canvas, signed at lower right, inscribed to the verso, gallery wrapped canvas.

46 x 60 1/2 in.

Lynn Moody Igoe was an art historian and writer best known for her work on African American art and artists. She served as the chair of the art department and director of the art gallery at North Carolina Central University. In 1981, she and her husband, James Igoe, co-authored 250 Years of Afro-American Art: An Annotated Bibliography, an extensive bibliography that includes citations for 3,900 Black artists.

Damp stain along lower edge of canvas; scattered rubbing and paint loss to edges of canvas; surface grime; area of surface loss along left edge of canvas.