Lena Horne
By Francesco Scavullo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francesco Scavullo Title: Lena Horne Year: 1984 Medium: Screenprint and Enamel on Canvas
1980s Pop Art Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Screen
Lena Horne
By Francesco Scavullo
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francesco Scavullo Title: Lena Horne Year: 1984 Medium: Screenprint and Enamel on Canvas
Canvas, Screen
$3,000
H 26 in W 22 in
Lena Horne Film Broadway Star African American 20th Century Litho NYT Published
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Lena Horne Film Broadway Star African American 20th Century Litho NYT Published Al Hirschfeld
Lithograph
Harlem Rose, Billie Holiday
Located in Toronto, ON
lady sings the Blues. To Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Lena Horne and the list goes on
Canvas, Giclée
Price Upon Request
H 19.5 in W 15.5 in
Portrait of a Girl, 1954 Oil Painting by Ernest Crichlow
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Long Island City, NY
Freeman, Ossie Davis and Lena Horne.
Oil, Board
Bernadette Peters, 1977/2004
By Francesco Scavullo
Located in Greenwich, CT
, Ravi Shankar, Deborah Harry and Lena Horne. The Song Portfolio was approved by Scavullo prior to his
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Cher, (Song) 1974/2004
By Francesco Scavullo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Shankar, Deborah Harry and Lena Horne. The Song Portfolio was approved by Scavullo prior to his passing
Paper, Silver Gelatin
$12,855
H 53 in W 50 in
Keith Richards sitting in front of Bentley, 1966 — Signed Limited Edition Print
By Gered Mankowitz
Located in London, GB
singer Lena Horne Paper size 53 x 50" inches / 135 x 127 cm hand signed and numbered by the
Silver Gelatin
$1,800
H 30 in W 26 in
Sting, 1984 Silver Gelatin Photograph Printed 2004 Black & White Photo Scavullo
By Francesco Scavullo
Located in Surfside, FL
, Janis Joplin, Bernadette Peters, Diana Ross, Cher, Luciano Pavarotti, Ravi Shankar, Lena Horne and
Silver Gelatin
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 34.5 in
NO PLACE LIKE HOME Signed Lithograph, Black Family, Vintage Kitchen Scene
By Louis Delsarte
Located in Union City, NJ
blues. His parents were friends with artists and entertainers from the Harlem Renaissance like Lena
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
H 6 in W 8 in D 8.5 in
"New Birth" Female, Nude, Figurative, Sculpture, Bronze, Acrylic
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 32 in W 15 in D 9 in
"Woman" Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Female Nude
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 19 in W 17 in D 12 in
"Rosa Parks" Bronze Sculpture, Figurative, Female, Portrait
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 33 in W 18 in D 11 in
"Wise Virgin I (Celebration)" Bronze Sculpture, Figurative, Nude Pregnant Female
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 18.5 in W 12 in D 10 in
"Madonna" Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Marble base, Figurative, Female
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and
Marble, Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 18.5 in W 13.5 in D 7 in
"Sojourner Truth" Bronze Sculptural Bust, Portrait,
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 6 in W 8.5 in
"Birth" Sculpture, Bronze with Black Patina, Female, Nude
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 32.5 in W 26.5 in
"Self Portrait" Frontal Female, Mixed Media on Paper, Subtle Colors
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
H 30.5 in W 35.5 in
"Surreal Study" Male and Female Figures on a Branch, Colors, Mixed Media
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In
Paper, Mixed Media
"Untitled #1", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
"Repose (Side View)", Watercolor on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Watercolor
"Seated Female", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Mixed Media
"Goddess I", Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
"Standing", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Mixed Media
"Nude Seated #1", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Mixed Media
"Untitled #1", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Mixed Media
"Seated Male Nude", Charcoal on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
show. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder
Paper, Charcoal
"Seated Woman", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
"Female Nude", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Mixed Media
"Female", Acrylic on Canvas
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Canvas, Acrylic
"Dance", Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
"Female", Acrylic on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Acrylic
"Nude Study #2", Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
"Goddess II", Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
"Dancers", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
show. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder
Paper, Mixed Media
"Nude Study", Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
"Blue Nude", Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
"Nude Repose #2", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Mixed Media
"Nude in Repose #1", Watercolor on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
show. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder
Paper, Watercolor
"Dancer", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
show. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder
Paper, Mixed Media
"Seated Nude", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
"Female Profile", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Mixed Media
"Male Nudes", Watercolor and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Watercolor, Graphite
"Study in Brown", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
"Untitled #3", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
"Untitled", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
"Untitled #2", Acrylic and Graphite on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
"Nude Male #2", Watercolor and Charcoal on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
"Ancient Man", Mixed Media on Paper
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
H 61 in W 41.25 in
"Eva Gabor" Female Portrait, Golden Colors, Movie Star
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
H 54 in W 47.75 in
"Flowers in Pink Vase" Oil on Canvas, Still-Life Painting, Rich Pinks & Greens
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
H 29.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
"First Man" Bronze with Black Patina, Nude Male Sculpture
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 41 in W 30.25 in
"Wise Virgin" Watercolor, Mixed Media, Nude Female, Metaphysical, Mystical
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Mixed Media, Watercolor
Price Upon Request
H 72 in W 30 in D 12 in
"New Woman" Bronze, Frontal Nude Female, Figurative Sculpture
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Bronze, Metal, Steel
Price Upon Request
H 33 in W 26.5 in
"Spiritual Self-Portrait" Watercolor, Ink, Portrait, Nude, Linear Grid, Colors
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
show. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Price Upon Request
H 32.5 in W 19.5 in D 19.5 in
"Spiritual Man" Standing Figurative Male Sculpture, Nude, Transparent Kalonite
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and
Kaolin
Price Upon Request
H 27 in W 20 in D 16 in
"Rebirth" Bronze Sculpture with Patina, Figures, Naked, Male
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In
Bronze
Price Upon Request
H 29 in W 13 in D 10 in
"Emerging First Man" Bronze Sculpture, Male Figurative, Ceramic Shell, Resin
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
. Artis Lane has sculpted Don Cornelius, Quincy Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and
Bronze
Sold
H 23 in W 18 in
JAMAICA, costume drawing sketch 1957 Lena Horne Broadway musical iIlustration
Located in New York, NY
Signed lower right "Jamaica" was a Broadway musical that started Lena Horne. With a book by E.Y
Paper, Mixed Media
Sold
H 26.25 in W 33.5 in
Lorna Simpson-Backdrops Circa 1940-26.25" x 33.5"-Serigraph-1998-Photography
By Lorna Simpson
Located in Brooklyn, NY
fragment of Lena Horne, American singer, dancer, actress and civil rights activist born in 1917 in Brooklyn
Screen
Cotton Club
Located in Los Angeles, CA
black entertainers and jazz musicians of the era including Lena Horne, Fletcher Henderson, Duke
Oil
Frankie and Johnnie (also HIM)
By John Sloan
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
, Johnny Cash, Sam Cooke, Frank Crumit, Bob Dylan, Lena Horne, Mississippi John Hurt, Lead Belly, Jerry Lee
Etching
Sold
H 32.5 in W 28 in
"Female Portrait" Female, Black Paper, White & Pale Orange, Side Glance
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s, social issues became the
Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic
Sold
H 30.5 in W 25.5 in
"Seated Man on Motorcycle" Mixed Media, Abstract, Duo-Toned, Nude, Primitive
By Artis Lane
Located in Detroit, MI
Jones, Lupita Nyong’o, Lena Horne, Stevie Wonder, and Magic Johnson, and many more. In the 1970’s
Paper, Mixed Media
Lena Horne, 1982
By Francesco Scavullo
Located in Greenwich, CT
Lena Horne is a silver gelatin print created in 2004 from a 1982 negative. An example of this
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Sold
H 20 in W 16 in
Judy Garland, Las Vegas ( We're not in Kansas anymore! -100 YEAR Anniversary )
By William Claxton
Located in New Orleans, LA
, Dave Brubeck, Chet Baker, Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane, Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, and Bill Evans
Silver Gelatin
$7,800
H 24 in W 48 in
Hero - African American Baseball Player, Boxer, Soldier, and Businessman
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus's "Hero" is a 24 x 48 inches mixed media work on canvas with collage. The work is partitioned in two distinct images. On the left side the artist depicted a baseball p...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$15,439 / item
H 32.68 in W 110.24 in D 40.56 in
Art Deco Sofa by Munna Design Studio with Velvet Upholstery
By Munna Design Studio
Located in NEW YORK, NY
This sofa features a wonderfully elegant fan-shaped motif, with its accentuated curvy lines with decadent and lavish finish. The feminine curves are ravishingly enhanced by the diffe...
Velvet
$2,029
H 22 in W 19 in
Portrait of a Black Man - Mid 20th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A very interesting 1960's French oil on canvas portrait of a black man wearing a hat. The work is superbly painted and in very good original condition. Indistinctly signed lower righ...
Canvas, Oil
$9,250
H 29.5 in W 21.5 in
FALLING STAR Signed Lithograph Black Woman Portrait, African American Culture
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
FALLING STAR is a limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival printmaking paper, 100% acid free, by the renowned African American ...
Lithograph
$165,000
H 25.25 in W 21 in D 0.13 in
Jacqueline au Bandeau de Face (Grand Tête de Femme)
By Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
Stunning and iconic portrait of Picasso's wife, Jacqueline Roque, signed in pencil by Picasso and numbered in pencil from the limited edition of 50.
Linocut
$5,400
H 18 in W 24 in
Harlem 125 - Work on Paper Depicting the New York City Harlem Neighborhood
By Francks Deceus
Located in New York, NY
Francks Deceus's Harlem 125 is a 18 x 24 inches mixed media work . The medium is acrylic and silkscreen on paper. It depicts an African American couple standing at a street crossing,...
Mixed Media, Paper, Acrylic
The House of Shango — African American artist
By Samella Lewis
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Samella Sanders Lewis, 'The House of Shango', lithograph, 1992, edition 60. Signed, dated, titled, and numbered '31/60' in pencil. A superb, richly-inked impression, on Arches cream ...
Lithograph
$2,500
H 24.5 in W 16.75 in
NEW DREAMS Original Lithograph, Black History, African American Women
By Ernest Crichlow
Located in Union City, NJ
NEW DREAMS is an original limited edition lithograph by the Harlem Renaissance, social realist African-American artist ERNEST CRICHLOW (1914-2005). NEW DREAMS was printed from hand d...
Lithograph
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 29 in W 20.25 in
THE FAMILY Signed Lithograph, Black Family Portrait, Collage, African American
By James Denmark
Located in Union City, NJ
THE FAMILY is an original hand drawn, limited edition lithograph by the American artist James Denmark, printed using hand lithography on Arches paper 100% acid free. THE FAMILY is a ...
Lithograph
Marilyn Monroe, Pop Art Lithograph by Al Hirschfeld
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in Long Island City, NY
Al Hirschfeld, American (1903 - 2003) - Marilyn Monroe, Year: 1988, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 65/125, Size: 24.5 x 21.5 in. (62.23 x 54.61 cm), ...
Lithograph
$6,400Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.25 in W 21.25 in
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN Hand Signed Lithograph, Black Women, African Mask, Quilt
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
MECKLENBURG AUTUMN is an original limited edition color lithograph printed using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Arches printmaking paper, 100% acid free, in an edit...
Lithograph
$4,000
H 22 in W 19 in
Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall Movie Stars Hollywood Broadway Mid 20th Century
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Humphrey Bogart & Lauren Bacall Movie Stars Hollywood Broadway Mid 20th Century Fred Astaire Dancer Movie Start Oscars Academy Award Mid 20th Century Hollywood Al Hirschfeld (1903 ...
Lithograph
$9,500
H 28.5 in W 20 in
THE LANTERN Hand Signed Lithograph, Collage Portrait, African American Heritage
By Romare Bearden
Located in Union City, NJ
THE LANTERN is an original, handmade limited edition lithograph printed in 13 colors from hand drawn lithography plates using traditional hand lithography methods on archival Somerse...
Lithograph
$7,500
H 25 in W 22.5 in
FIRST SUNDAY Signed Lithograph, Black Church Women, Hats Children Gullah Culture
By Jonathan Green
Located in Union City, NJ
FIRST SUNDAY is a hand drawn, early limited edition lithograph by the South Carolina artist JONATHAN GREEN printed in 1993, using hand lithography techniques on archival Arches paper...
Lithograph
$2,500
H 23 in W 21 in
Sammy Davis Jr Legendary Actor Singer Dancer African American 20th Century Litho
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Sammy Davis Jr Legendary Actor Singer Dancer African American 20th Century Litho Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) "Sammy Davis" Hand-Signed, Limited-Edition Lithograph, A.P. XV/XV Sight s...
Lithograph
$4,500
H 23 in W 19 in
Carol Channing HELLO DOLLY Tony Awards Broadway Legend NYT Published Caricature
By Albert Al Hirschfeld
Located in New York, NY
Carol Channing HELLO DOLLY Tony Awards Broadway Legend NYT Published Caricature Al Hirschfeld (1903-2003) Carol Channing in "Hello Dolly" Plate Size: 12 1/2 x 9 1/2 Paper Size: 20 x...
Lithograph
For work that spans portraiture, oil painting and bronze sculpture, the Canadian artist Artis Lane draws from the spiritual and emotional aspects of human existence. Lane is a trailblazer: She was the first Black woman to be admitted to Cranbrook Academy of Art — a legendary institution within art, design and architecture — and her bronze bust of Sojourner Truth was the first statue of an African-American woman in the United States Capitol.
Lane was born in North Buxton, Ontario, in a town predominantly inhabited by the descendants of slaves who arrived in Canada by way of the Underground Railroad. As her artistic career developed, so did her interest in people of African descent as well as her ideas about the physical world and our bodies being vessels, capable of eventually taking on godly characteristics.
“Lane promotes the primacy of corporeal experience with sculptures that speak to Africa as the beginning of human life,” noted the University of Oklahoma’s Journal of Museum Studies in 2008. Her unique approach to depicting the journey between the physical and spiritual worlds has been to work outside the constraints of the traditional bronze finishing process, leaving the ceramic casing, wire and tubing used to cast it intact as part of the finished piece, whereby the wire is symbolic of bondage to the physical form.
Lane attended what was then called the Ontario College of Art (today, it’s the Ontario College of Art and Design University) on the Edith Chapman scholarship before studying painting at Cranbrook. She took an active role in the artistic communities in the various cities she lived in over the years. In New York and Los Angeles, she befriended actors Cary Grant and Diahann Carroll, and in Detroit, she painted commissioned portraits of auto industry executives to pay the bills. She would go on to paint portraits of many esteemed figures such as President John F. Kennedy, Frank Sinatra, Michael Jordan and Aretha Franklin. Today, a sculpture Lane created of Rosa Parks is on display at the National Portrait Gallery.
Lane received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the California African American Museum and an honorary degree from her alma mater, Cranbrook Academy of Art.
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