Tracy Sugarman Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Tracy Sugarman Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 19, 2022
Tracy Sugarman (b. 1921)
Est: $75 - $100
Tracy Sugarman (b. 1921), illustration, watercolor on artist board. Sight 22 1/2" x 17 1/2", overall 26 1/2" x 22".
Copake Auction Inc.
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), The Singer; together with three others (4)
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013) The SingerWax crayon and watercolour on gessoed board Signed with studio stamp (under mount) 36.5 x 29cm (14¼ x 11¼ in.)Together with three further works by the same hand The Jazz Clarinet Player (unframed); Drums and Bass (unframed); R and R, various sizes (4)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), The Trumpet; together with two others (3)
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)The Trumpet PlayerWax Crayon and Gouache 30 x 20.5cm (11¾ x 8 in.)Unframed Together with two others by the same hand The Score (unframed); A Night Out (unframed) (3)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), Nashville
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)Nashville, Colored Waif's Home Brass BandWax crayon, watercolour and gouache Signed (lower right)54 x 35.5cm (21¼ x 13¾ in.)UnframedTogether with two others by the same hand Battle of Music, Progressive vs Dixie (unframed); Progressive vs Dixieland (unframed) (3)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), The Journalist; together with two others (3)
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)The JournalistWax Crayon and Gouache 41 x 55.5cm (16 x 21¾ in.) UnframedTogether with two others by the same hand The Piano Player (unframed); Morning Papers (Unframed) (3)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), West Mobile Social Club; together with two others (3)
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)West Mobile Social Club Wax Crayon and Gouache on gessoed boardSigned (lower left)38 x 54cm (14¾ x 21¼ in.)Unframed Together with two other works by the same hand The Swing Diva (unframed); The Singer (unframed) (3)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), The Feeling of Jazz; together with two others (3)
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)The Feeling of JazzGouache and wax crayon on gessoed boardTitled and signed with studio stamp (lower right)36.5 x 61.5cm (14¼ x 24 in.)UnframedTogether with two further examples by the same hand The Jazz Quartet (unframed) and The Saxophonist , various sizes (3)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), Jazz Tonite
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)Jazz ToniteAcrylic on board Signed (lower left) 42 x 57cm (16½ x 22¼ in.)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), In the Studio
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013) In the Studio Oil on boardSigned (lower right)37 x 28.5cm (14½ x 11 in.)UnframedAmerican illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), The Thinker
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)The ThinkerWax crayon, watercolour, and gouache on gessoed board36 x 60.5cm (14 x 23¾ in.)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Oct. 12, 2021
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013), Portrait of a Trumpet Player
Est: £400 - £600
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921-2013)Portrait of a Trumpet Player Wax crayon and gouache with extensive scratching out on gessoed boardSigned with initial (lower left); Inscribed Chet ! (verso) 39.5 x 31.5cm (15½ x 12¼ in.)American illustrator, Tracy Sugarman, had a career which spanned more than fifty years and encompassed books, articles and record covers. He was also well known for documenting some of the most momentous events in American history including Mississippi's Freedom Summer of 1964, one of the milestones in the civil rights movement. Sugarman spent ten weeks chronicling the actions of students and activists in their attempts to register as many African-American voters in the state of Mississippi as possible. In the course of his work, he came to know veteran activists Fannie Lou Hamer and Charles McLaurin and went on to write two books about his experiences: Stranger at the Gates, 1966 and We had Sneakers, They had Guns published in 2009. He also covered the conditions in the Rikers Island Jail for the New York Times and the trial of Malcolm X for the Saturday Evening Post. The present group of works focusses on Sugarman's work for the music industry. Between 1954 and 1959, he produced more than one hundred album covers for the label Grand Award and was immensely grateful for the artistic freedom afforded him: I had been able to explore every medium from scratch-board to oils, from pastels to watercolors and seen them reproduced. I had captured Mahalia Jackson singing gospel and Knuckles O'Toole playing ragtime piano. Tracy Sugarman, in Drawing Conclusions: An artist discovers his America, New York, 2007. It marked the beginning of a lifelong love affair with jazz and many further projects and collaborations.
Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
Jun. 10, 2017
Tracy Sugarman drawings etc.
Est: $300 - $500
Tracy Sugarman (American 1921- )- Untitled- 25 drawings; along with 8 record covers illustrated by the artist; a book ''The Feeling of Jazz'' by George T. Simon with illustration by the artist; and a VHS ''MacNeil-Lenrer News Hour D-Day - Tray Sugarman'', May 31st, 1994.
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