Art
Roger 'Ab the Flagman' Ivens - Guitar Player
- Item Number
- 222
- Estimated Value
- 500 USD
- Leading Bid
- 255 USD
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
- 31 - Bid History
Item Description
Wooden sculpture composed of blue painted found wooden objects depicting a guitar and the player strumming it. Sign 'Ab Ivens' lower left. 18" x 30".
Item Special Note
Born in Lookout Mountain, TN, in 1964, Roger Lee Ivens (soon to be nicknamed Ab the Flagman), became fascinated with flags after his fatherÂs full military funeral where the casket was draped with a flag. Showing an early interest in art, he asked an elementary school teacher to explain the word 'abstract which prompted his classmates to nickname him ÂAbÂ. At age seven, at his fatherÂs funeral, the image of the flag draped coffin was to have a profound and lasting effect on his art. He worked as a carpenter assembling his flags after hours from leftover scraps of wood and other found objects creating his signature three dimensional red, white and blue American flags as well as American eagles and other patriotic subjects. He began devoting himself full time to his art in 1995 and since then has been widely exhibited and collected.
Donated By:
Roger 'Ab the Flagman' Ivens
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