Art
Ruby C. Williams - 'I Waited For You'
- Item Number
- 161
- Estimated Value
- 200 USD
- Sold
- 150 USD to ec46f47cd
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to Folk Art Society of America (tax ID 541415937) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 20 - Bid History
Item Description
Ruby C. Williams painting on board, c. 1997. Signed and dated on verso. Reads 'I waited for you RCW; So Paul Came; So I left with my old love.' Ms. Williams passed away recently at the age of 94. Ms. Williams used house paint when she first started but graduated to acrylics; plywood was a favorite surface. And though some of her works reflected hard aspects of life, others were whimsical  ÂI skip and skip on a sunny day, read the phrase on a painting of a young girl  or carried religious phrases that invoked her years in the ministry. In 2005 she was included in ÂOn Their Own: Selected Works by Self-Taught African American Artists at the SmithsonianÂs Anacostia Community Museum in Washington. That same year she received the Florida Folk Heritage Award, which recognizes Âoutstanding stewardship of FloridaÂs living traditions.Â
Item Special Note
Painting measures 11 inches tall, 18 inches wide on an irregularly cut board.
Donated By:
Alexander Patrick
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