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Saturday, April 10, 2021

Beauford in the News

In today's post, I'm presenting three announcements about Beauford that I recently found online.

SFMOMA announces major gift from the Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art announced a major gift of 31 paintings, sculptures and drawings by 20 American artists from the Pamela J. Joyner and Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection—celebrated for its intergenerational holdings of abstract art of the African diaspora. The addition of important historical works by Elizabeth Catlett, Beauford Delaney, Norman Lewis and Richard Mayhew, among many others, has inspired a reexamination of SFMOMA’s permanent collection and is having a transformative impact on its galleries.

Untitled (Portrait)
(1970) Oil on canvas
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Read the entire article HERE.


Beauford Delaney’s Metamorphosis into Freedom

ASHEVILLE, NC - Featuring more than 40 paintings and works on paper, Beauford Delaney’s Metamorphosis into Freedom examines Beauford's career within the context of his 38-year friendship with writer James Baldwin.

Yaddo
(1950) Pastel on paper
Knoxville Museum of Art, 2017 purchase with funds provided by
the Rachael Patterson Young Art Acquisition Reserve
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator
Image by Bruce Cole

Read about the exhibition and associated programming HERE.


Swann Auction Galleries African American Art Sale

NEW YORK, NY - Untitled (African Figure) is one of two Beauford Delaney works up for auction during Swann Auction Galleries' upcoming African American Art Sale.

Untitled (African Figure)
(1968) Oil on cotton canvas
Signed and dated in oil, lower left
Image courtesy of Swann Auction Galleries
© Estate of Beauford Delaney
by permission of Derek L. Spratley, Esquire,
Court Appointed Administrator

Read about this painting HERE.

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