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Kenneth Whitley Sold at Auction Prices

b. 1918 - d. 1979

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Feb. 07, 2019
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). [ILLINOIS WPA.] Group of 8 posters and graphics. Circa 1940s. Sizes vary.
Est: $600 - $900
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) [ILLINOIS WPA.] Group of 8 posters and graphics. Circa 1940s. Sizes vary. Condition varies, generally A- / B+. Silkscreen on card and thick paper. Images available upon request.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHN ADAMS. Circa 1940s. 21x13 inches, 55x35 cm. Illinois WPA Art Project, Chicago.
Est: $400 - $600
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) INDEPENDENCE DAY / JOHN ADAMS. Circa 1940s. 21 3/4x13 3/4 inches, 55 1/4x35 cm. Illinois WPA Art Project, Chicago. Condition A-: abrasions, minor losses and time-staining at edges; slightly toned overall. Silkscreen on card.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). PARK EMPLOYEES PICNIC / BERGMAN'S GROVE. 1941. 21x13 inches, 54x35 cm.
Est: $400 - $600
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) PARK EMPLOYEES PICNIC / BERGMAN'S GROVE. 1941. 21 1/2x13 3/4 inches, 54 1/2x35 cm. Condition A / A-: minor losses and abrasions at edges. Silkscreen on card.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). AUCTION / NAVY RELIEF SOCIETY / THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. 1942. 21x14 inches, 55x35 cm.
Est: $400 - $600
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) AUCTION / NAVY RELIEF SOCIETY / THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO. 1942. 21 3/4x14 inches, 55 1/4x35 1/2 cm. Condition A / A-: abrasions at edges. Silkscreen on card. This benefit evening auction at Chicago's Art Institute was conducted by Dudley Crafts Watson, an established artist and art lecturer in his own right.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). [WPA / ART]. Group of 3 posters. Circa 1940s. Sizes vary.
Est: $800 - $1,200
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) [WPA / ART]. Group of 3 posters. Circa 1940s. Sizes vary. Condition varies, generally B+. Silkscreen on card. Group includes: National Art Week / Go the Motor Coach Way; National Art Week / Buy American (1941); and 45th Annual Exhibition / Artists of Chicago and Vicinity (1941).
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). FIRE WRECKS A FOREST. Circa 1938. 30x19 inches, 76x50 cm.
Est: $500 - $750
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) FIRE WRECKS A FOREST. Circa 1938. 30x19 3/4 inches, 76 1/4x50 1/4 cm. Condition A-: minor staining and abrasions in margins and image; time-staining in margins. Silkscreen on card. The catalogue for the 1938 exhibition Art for the Public by Chicago Artists, held at the Art Institute of Chicago, lists Whitley's submission as "Fire Prevention," printed on behalf of the U.S. Department of the Interior. As it is not an illustrated catalogue, it is impossible to know for certain whether this was the image from that exhibition.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). 14TH ILLINOIS CATTLE FEEDERS MEETING / UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. 1940. 21x13 inches, 55x35 cm. Illinois WPA
Est: $400 - $600
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) 14TH ILLINOIS CATTLE FEEDERS MEETING / UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS. 1940. 21 3/4x13 3/4 inches, 55 1/4x35 cm. Illinois WPA Art Project, Chicago. Condition A / A-: minor abrasions and time-staining at edges. Silkscreen on card. Posters for the People p. 25.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). [BOOKS / LIBRARIES]. Group of 4 posters. Circa 1940s. Each 22x13 inches, 56x35 cm.
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) [BOOKS / LIBRARIES]. Group of 4 posters. Circa 1940s. Each 22x13 3/4 inches, 56x35 cm. Condition varies, generally B+. Silkscreen on card. Group includes: Books Curb Service / Chicago Public Library; Ask the Librarian; The Foolishest Book / Oliver Wendell Holmes; and With Library Books to Bring You Cheer / It's Christmas Time Throughout the Year.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). CHICAGO SYPHILIS CONTROL PROGRAM. 1937. 11x17 inches, 28x44 cm.
Est: $300 - $400
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) CHICAGO SYPHILIS CONTROL PROGRAM. 1937. 11x17 1/2 inches, 28x44 1/2 cm. Condition A-: minor skinning and creases in margins. Silkscreen on card. A program cover for a live broadcast that was part of Chicago's public health initiative "War on Syphilis," which took place between 1937 and 1940.
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May. 03, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). CERTAIN PEOPLE OF IMPORTANCE. Circa 1939. 30x19 inches, 76x50 cm.
Est: $500 - $750
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) CERTAIN PEOPLE OF IMPORTANCE. Circa 1939. 30x19 3/4 inches, 76 1/4x50 1/4 cm. Condition A- / B+: minor creases, minor losses and time-staining in margins; light staining in image. Silkscreen on card. Little is known of Whitley outside of the work he did for the Illinois WPA. One of his posters appeared in a 1938 exhibition at the Chicago Art Institute entitled Art for the Public by Chicago Artists. In many ways, this poster is as mysterious as the artist who created it. Most likely it is promoting the 1922 Kathleen Norris novel of the same name, as books were often the subject of WPA posters. WPA 186.
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Mar. 01, 2018
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). [ILLINOIS WPA.] Group of 7 posters and graphics. Circa 1940s. Sizes vary.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) [ILLINOIS WPA.] Group of 7 posters and graphics. Circa 1940s. Sizes vary. Condition varies, generally A- / B+. Silkscreen on card and thick paper. Images available upon request.
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Oct. 26, 2017
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). TIMBERLINE LODGE / MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST / OREGON. Circa 1938. 30x20 inches, 76x50 cm.
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) TIMBERLINE LODGE / MOUNT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST / OREGON. Circa 1938. 30x20 inches, 76 1/4x50 3/4 cm. Condition A-: minor losses and time-staining in margins; minor staining in image. Silkscreen on card. Timberline lodge was constructed between 1936 and 1938 as part of the Works Progress Administration; Oregon artists and craftspeople help build, furnish and design the interiors of the structure. Prior to its completion, the lodge was dedicated by President Roosevelt on September 28, 1937. In his remarks, the President commented, "This Timberline Lodge marks a venture that was made possible by WPA, emergency relief work, in order that we may test the workability of recreational facilities installed by the Government itself and operated under its complete control . . . those who will follow us to Timberline Lodge on their holidays and vacations will represent the enjoyment of new opportunities for play in every season of the year. I mention specially every season of the year because we, as a nation, I think, are coming to realize that the summer is not the only time for play. I look forward to the day when many, many people from this region of the Nation are going to come here for skiing and tobogganing and various other forms of winter sports." The lodge opened to the public on February 4, 1938. Whitley's previously unrecorded design is reminiscent of a poster designed by William Welsh for Pullman train cars in 1936, featuring a totem-like visage of "Old King Snow" surrounded by vignettes of people enjoying winter sports.
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Oct. 26, 2017
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). VISIT THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. Circa 1930s. 29x20 inches, 75x52 cm.
Est: $400 - $600
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) VISIT THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. Circa 1930s. 29 3/4x20 1/2 inches, 75 1/2x52 cm. Condition A- / B+: chipping, creases and staining in margins; minor abrasions and staining in image; toned overall. Silkscreen on card. Little is known of Whitley outside of the work he did for the Illinois WPA. This poster is previously unrecorded.
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Oct. 26, 2017
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979). TRAVELERS! / TRAVELERS AID . . . WILL HELP YOU! Circa 1940s. 22x14 inches, 56x35 cm. Illinois WPA Art Proj
Est: $400 - $600
KENNETH WHITLEY (1918-1979) TRAVELERS! / TRAVELERS AID . . . WILL HELP YOU! Circa 1940s. 22x14 inches, 56x35 1/2 cm. Illinois WPA Art Project, Chicago. Condition A-: minor chipping at edges; minor staining in image. Silkscreen on card. The Travelers' Aid Society of Chicago was established in 1888 to help cope with the influx of people into Chicago, dealing primarily with runaways, immigrants, the elderly, servicemen and sick travelers. This poster is previously unrecorded.
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