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Aunt Jemima

Find the Woman
Find the Woman

Dean CornwellFind the Woman, 1920

$12,500

H 24 in W 30 in

Find the Woman

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Woodbury Soap, Palmolive, Coke, Goodyear, New York Life

Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“How beautiful it is!”
“How beautiful it is!”

“How beautiful it is!”

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Woodbury

Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

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Faith Ringgold, Police Brutality Viewed Thru Stained Glass, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Police Brutality Viewed Thru Stained Glass, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Police Brutality Viewed Thru Stained Glass, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, Brown Versus Board of Education 1954, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Brown Versus Board of Education 1954, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Brown Versus Board of Education 1954, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

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Faith Ringgold, A letter From Martin Luther King, 2007
Faith Ringgold, A letter From Martin Luther King, 2007

Faith Ringgold, A letter From Martin Luther King, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, Four Little Girls Bombed in a Church, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Four Little Girls Bombed in a Church, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Four Little Girls Bombed in a Church, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

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Aunt Jemima Black, Pop Art Sculpture by Jeffrey Hargrave
Aunt Jemima Black, Pop Art Sculpture by Jeffrey Hargrave

Aunt Jemima Black, Pop Art Sculpture by Jeffrey Hargrave

By Jeffrey Hargrave

Located in New York, NY

prestigious venues. Aunt Jemima Black (Version 1) Aunt Jemima Box and acrylic paint 8.5 x 6 x 2 inches 2017

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Materials

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20th Century Cast Iron Aunt Jemima Doorstop
20th Century Cast Iron Aunt Jemima Doorstop

20th Century Cast Iron Aunt Jemima Doorstop

Located in Charleston, SC

Early 20th century cast iron door stop in blue and white paint.

Category

Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Famous Women

Kat FlynFamous Women, 2021

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H 22 in W 12 in D 12 in

Famous Women

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

, waitresses, and house cleaners. Aunt Jemima epitomizes this.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

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"Of Spies & Stratagems" Signed First Edition Book by Stanley P. Lovell
"Of Spies & Stratagems" Signed First Edition Book by Stanley P. Lovell

"Of Spies & Stratagems" Signed First Edition Book by Stanley P. Lovell

By Stanley P. Lovell

Located in valatie, NY

Chinese flour bags called "Aunt Jemima". Stanley writes about the day he found 100 pounds of it in his

Category

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Materials

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JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME
JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

By Faith Ringgold

Located in New York, NY

. Ringgold’s first story quilt Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima? was written in 1983 as a way of publishing her

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

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Dean Cornwell Pair of Orientalist Paintings
Dean Cornwell Pair of Orientalist Paintings

Dean Cornwell Pair of Orientalist Paintings

Located in Pasadena, CA

Housekeeping. Ad contracts for GM, Aunt Jemima, Coke, Goodyear. Mural paintings for the Los Angeles Public

Category

Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

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Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress
Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress

Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress

By Patrick Kelly

Located in Rockwood, ON

logos, Aunt Jemima bandana dresses, and his ubiquitous black baby-doll brooches. His playful looks were

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1980s Mini Dresses

Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank
Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank

Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank

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H 10.25 in W 6.25 in D 3.75 in

Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank

Located in Southampton, NY

Vintage cast iron bank in original condition and original paint. Aunt Jemima "Mammy" iconic hands

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Antique Late 19th Century American Toys and Dolls

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Fall 1988 Patrick Kelly Black Knit Fitted & Flared Skirt Dress
Fall 1988 Patrick Kelly Black Knit Fitted & Flared Skirt Dress

Fall 1988 Patrick Kelly Black Knit Fitted & Flared Skirt Dress

By Patrick Kelly

Located in Rockwood, ON

milieu of the 1980s....Kelly’s work pushed racial and cultural boundaries with golliwog logos, Aunt

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1980s Casual Dresses

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Find the exact aunt jemima you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Expressionist examples as well as a Post-Impressionist version. You’re likely to find the perfect aunt jemima among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add an aunt jemima to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, brown, blue, orange and more. There have been many interesting aunt jemima examples over the years, but those made by Faith Ringgold, Dean Cornwell and Haddon Hubbard Sundblom are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in screen print, oil paint and paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Aunt Jemima?

An aunt jemima can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,796, while the lowest priced sells for $4,796 and the highest can go for as much as $225,000.