1939. Original textile art. — ‘A CHEERFUL KITCHEN’– SIGNED ‘CGG’. Framed In original burlwood frame, 17″x 21″; textile matted under glass, measures 11″x14″. Handmade art, probably by a woman, with initials ‘CGG’ inked at bottom right-corner. A fine example of domestic African-Americana art. An inked homily describes the scene– A Cheerful Kitchen– Bright and Gay— Will Make All Troubles– Fade Away — 1939, CGG. Art textile shows two domestic Black workers, a cook and manservant, busy in a country kitchen. Made of fabrics sewn on linen, crayon and pencil– in shades of peach, pink, gold, cream, black and brown. From estate of Eric Carlson, a professional dealer of 19th-20th century French and American prints and drawings and a university professor of art history at SUNY-Purchase In excellent condition– one corner of original. The burlwood frame is dented.
$300. Domestic s&h $25.
Offered by Brooklyn Books
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