Art
Skunder Boghossian - "Scroll Series" (1997)
- Item Number
- 139
- Estimated Value
- 5000 USD
- Sold
- 650 USD to Live Event Bidder
Item Description
Monoprint signed by artist
Size: 18.5" x 27"
Alexander "Skunder" Boghossian (July 22, 1937 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – May 4, 2003 in Washington D.C.) was an Armenian Ethiopian painter and art teacher. He spent much of his life living and working in the United States.
Boghossian was the first contemporary African artist to have his work purchased by the Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris in 1963. In 1966, the Museum of Modern Art in New York acquired his painting Juju's Wedding (1964).
In 1977, he became the first African to design a First Day Cover for a United Nations stamp. He was commissioned by the World Federation of United Nations Associations. His pen and ink drawing on the theme of "Combat Racism" for the cover and the accompanying stamp were issued on September 19, 1977.
His work is held in a number of permanent collections including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Musee d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Studio Museum in Harlem and the National Museum of African Art in Washington, DC.
Sharon F. Patton, Former Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African Art said "As a major figure in modern African art history, he opened the way for others to follow and left an important body of work behind."
Boghossian is represented in New York by the Contemporary African Art Gallery.
Donated By:
Boghossian Estate Collection
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