E. Simms Campbell
Nude Playboy Cartoon, "Grandma" First African American Illustrator Elmer Simms Campbell, 1966
Watercolor, Pencil on Heavy Illustration Board
13 1/2 × 10 1/2 in / 34.3 × 26.7 cm
$ 30,000.00
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Elmer Simms Campbell was the first and top black commercial artist in the USA for decades. br In 'Grandma,' we see a deeply conceptual work, with the blank canvas as...
Elmer Simms Campbell was the first and top black commercial artist in the USA for decades. br In "Grandma," we see a deeply conceptual work, with the blank canvas as the main point of the painting. br The rising flame from the Zippo lighter supports the hotness concept, which the viewer fills in with his\\u002Fher imagination. The absence of a male presence adds to the picture's intrigue. br Signed lower left. unframed. br caption "It was never finish. Grandpa shot the artist" br 13 x 16.75 board dimensions. br Published, Playboy. September 1966.