Jonathan Green

SWEETGRASS CARRIERS, Signed Lithograph, African American, Gullah Culture

1999

SWEETGRASS CARRIERS is a hand drawn, limited edition lithograph (not a photo reproduction or digital print) by the renowned American artist JONATHAN GREEN printed in 17 colors using hand lithography techniques on heavyweight archival Arches paper, 100% acid free. SWEETGRASS CARRIERS depicts a black farmer standing in a field of golden sweetgrass dressed in a straw sunhat, white shirt and rugged blue denim overalls accompanied by three female field workers clothed in colorful orange, blue and red bell shaped dresses all carrying bundles of freshly harvested sweetgrass. The expansive field of golden yellow, orange, and green blades of grass is backed by a horizon line of deep blue water and distant green trees enlivened by white clouds sweeping across a clear blue sky. Truly an impressive agricultural landscape scene reflecting back on local traditions of Geechee Gullah culture, Lowcountry South Carolina. Impressive size - large horizontal format, handmade lithograph, fine impression, vivid colors, hand signed and numbered 75/95 by Jonathan Green, professionally framed, double frame - wove textured moulding and burl wood style liner, archival framing materials, publishers chop mark embossed on lower margin, Print documentation/ Certificate of Authenticity will be provided. Framed size - 44 x 55 in. with frame Print size - 33.5 x 42.5 inches unframed print size Image size - 27 x 36.5 inches Edition size - 95, plus proofs Year published - 1999 Printed at J K Fine Art Editions Co., NJ Publisher - Mojo Portfolio, NJ Sweetgrass grows in the moist, sandy soils near oceans and marshes. It is harvested in the spring and summer by "pullers" who slip it from its roots and place it in the sun to dry. Sweetgrass baskets...

GARDEN ROMANCE by the artist James Denmark is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph(not a photo reproduction or digital print) printed on archival Somerset paper using traditional hand lithography techniques. GARDEN ROMANCE is one of Denmark's expressive, colorful collage compositions of everyday African American life - a lovely flower garden scene featuring a romantic black couple, the woman seated amid the blossoming plants wearing a green and yellow paisley print dress and head wrap; her standing male companion with flower in hand, dressed in blue denim jeans, and pastel color patchwork print shirt. Vivid coloration, watercolor patterns, and collage effect textures captivate the eye with visual variety in a striking palette of blues, greens, white, red, orange, magenta, touches of yellow, lavender and dark black - a fine example of the intricacies of hand lithography! Print size - 32 x 21.25 in., archival framing, double mat, excellent condition, pencil signed and numbered - Certificate of Authenticity provided 1 / 15 H.C. by James Denmark, publisher's chop embossed lower left corner Edition size - 250, plus proofs Year published - 1996 Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co. NJ Publisher - Mojo Portfolio...

THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed from hand drawn lithography plates in 13 colors using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...

IN THE GARDEN is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edition size of 150 by the renowned African American artist Romare Bearden. Featuring fresh, uplifting shades of lavender, hues of fresh green, pink, warm tomato red, orange yellow, grays, black and white, IN THE GARDEN depicts a charming collage portrait drawing of a young black woman waving as she carries her basket of freshly picked flowers. She is standing in the garden wearing a bright pink gingham...

Offset Lithograph from an edition of unknown size. Signed (rf Lichtenstein) in pencil lower right.. Publisher Leo Castelli Gallery, New York. Printed by Graphic Industries Inc., New...

Original poster: Text is in Russian and perhaps Romanian. Archival linen backed in very good condition, ready to frame. The text refers to exercise and to enjoy and participate in various sports in the water. The artist is presumed to be K. Dimitrov, but the poster is not signed nor dated. The image has a swimmer in the foreground with sailboats, speed boats, and rowing crews in the background. An all-encompassing original water sports lithograph...

Lu Lu Bisquites; Lefevre -Utile ( Lefèvre-Utile) crackers. The original lithographic poster is printed in colors, and the vintage vintage poster is archival li...

Make Every Minute Count For Pershing. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation Original 1917 World War 1 vintage poster. Artist: Adolph Treidler Original linen backed World War I vintage poster. Tonnage built in American ship yards tripled after the U.S. entered the war. Poster shows a riveter using his wrench to bolt the steel plates of the hull of a ship together. Until the 1930s, when arc welding was introduced, bolts were secured by hand. Standardization speeded production. Make every minute count for Pershing. United States Shipping Board Emergency Fleet Corporation Artist: Adolph Treidler Dimensions: 27.75 x 22 in. Published: Philadelphia Linen backed, ready to frame. Remember Rosie the Riveter...