Lot 2252: ARTIS LANE [CA B. 1927], OIL ON CANVAS, 1959, 38"

ARTIS LANE [CA B. 1927], OIL ON CANVAS, 1959, 38" X 24", PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG BOY: Portrait of a young boy in overalls holding a red toy car. Signed lower left Artis Lane '59 and framed. Lane was the first woman to be admitted to Cranbrook Art Academy and her awards include the Women of Excellence Award from the Chatham-Kent Family YMCA in Canada, the Museum of African American Art Award in Los Angeles, and the Women for Women Award from the Martin Luther King, Jr. General Hospital Foundation.