Untitled (Verdant Garden)
Type:Painting
Size:48.00" x 36.00"
Medium:Oil
Signed:Lower Right
Notes:
Selling at auction 05/17/26! See www.bluegrassauction.com for complete details and description.
Ashley Frederick Bryan ART FOR SALE
1923 Harlem, New York City - 2022 Sugar Land, Texas. Known for: Children's book illustration, drawing, African-American themes.
"Ashley Bryan, Who Brought Diversity to Children’s Books, Dies at 98," Obituary by Clay Risen, The New York Times, February 9, 2022. A prolific and eclectic artist, he filled his books with Black... Read full biography
"Ashley Bryan, Who Brought Diversity to Children’s Books, Dies at 98," Obituary by Clay Risen, The New York Times, February 9, 2022. A prolific and eclectic artist, he filled his books with Black characters and injected rhythm into African folk tales. Ashley Bryan, an eclectic artist and children’s... Read full biography
"Ashley Bryan, Who Brought Diversity to Children’s Books, Dies at 98," Obituary by Clay Risen, The New York Times, February 9, 2022. A prolific and eclectic artist, he filled his books with Black characters and injected rhythm into African folk tales. Ashley Bryan, an eclectic artist and children’s book illustrator who brought diversity to an often white-dominated genre by introducing generations of young readers to Black characters and African folk tales, died on Feb. 4 at the home of his... Read full biography
"Ashley Bryan, Who Brought Diversity to Children’s Books, Dies at 98," Obituary by Clay Risen, The New York Times, February 9, 2022. A prolific and eclectic artist, he filled his books with Black characters and injected rhythm into African folk tales. Ashley Bryan, an eclectic artist and children’s book illustrator who brought diversity to an often white-dominated genre by introducing generations of young readers to Black characters and African folk tales, died on Feb. 4 at the home of his niece Vanessa Robinson in Sugar Land, Texas, near Houston. He was 98. Another niece, Bari Jackson, confirmed the death. Mr. Bryan had already built a 20-year career as an artist when, in 1965, he read an article in Saturday Review bemoaning the lack of... Read full biography
"Ashley Bryan, Who Brought Diversity to Children’s Books, Dies at 98," Obituary by Clay Risen, The New York Times, February 9, 2022. A prolific and eclectic artist, he filled his books with Black characters and injected rhythm into African folk tales. Ashley Bryan, an eclectic artist and children’s book illustrator who brought diversity to an often white-dominated genre by introducing generations of young readers to Black characters and African folk tales, died on Feb. 4 at the home of his niece Vanessa Robinson in Sugar Land, Texas, near Houston. He was 98. Another niece, Bari Jackson, confirmed the death. Mr. Bryan had already built a 20-year career as an artist when, in 1965, he read an article in Saturday Review bemoaning the lack of diversity in children’s books. Already a devotee of African traditions and stories, he saw a chance to use his... Read full biography
Ashley Frederick Bryan - Art for Sale (1 available)