(Newton Center, MA: c. 1918). Original watercolor, ink, and graphite on paper mounted to cardstock, depicting a young World War One soldier parading an American flag. A note on the verso states that Ward created the image in eighth grade, and later gave it as a gift to a classmate..... More
Austin: Book Club of Texas, 1993. Broadside measuring 14 by 20 inches. Printed by the Wind River Press. Includes a quotation from J. Frank Dobie's "Some Part of Myself" (1967), and an illustration by Teresa Avini. The main image, printed in a dark purple, shows cowboys silhouetted against a night..... More
(N.p. c. 1970). Silkscreen broadside. The image shows Richard Nixon, printed in blue with his arm raised and two fingers extended in his trademark salute, under the red word "Impeachment." Nixon's form is cleverly constructed from various post office stamps, including "Void" taking the shape of his mouth, "Cancelled" standing..... More
1972. An original illustration capturing a moment of protest by the black community, showing a black man being dragged away by an armed police officer, with the expressions of other protestors in the background. Jarring in its continued relevancy, the illustration is finely executed in mixed media, including tempera, watercolor..... More
1971-72. An original illustration showing an ensemble of images emblematic of the early 1970s social movements: a hand forming a peace sign, various illicit drugs, a revolver labeled “Saturday Night Special,” a sign demanding “End the War,” a couple on a motorcycle, a white woman wearing a fierce expression gripping..... More
1971. An original illustration capturing a moment of protest by the black community. A Black man is depicted pointing, with a posture that suggests purpose and urgency. The illustration is finely executed in mixed media, including tempera, watercolor, conté crayon, pen, and ink over graphite on board. Dated with "AMR"..... More
(1800s). Two hand-colored botanical prints showing members of the Amaryllis family. Each flower is beautifully rendered in full color with its scientific classification beside it. The reds, oranges, blues, and pinks of the flowers pop against the deep greens of the foliage. Each is framed with blue-green marbled paper, cream..... More
HKL Ltd., 1968. Silk screen print on paper. Seven foundational values—Freedom, Equality, Righteousness, Tranquility, Independence, Brotherhood, and Civil Rights—are each printed four times in pink, blue, black, and gold. Half appear over a white background and half over neon yellow. Produced immediately after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr...... More
