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Nude Playboy Cartoon, First African American Illustrator Elmer Simms Campbell

Creator: E. Simms Campbell - Playboy Magazine
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Elmer Simms Campbell was the first and top black commercial artist in the USA for decades.
In "Grandma," we see a deeply conceptual work, with the blank canvas as the main point of the painting.
The rising flame from the Zippo lighter supports the hotness concept, which the viewer fills in with his/her imagination. The absence of a male presence adds to the picture's intrigue.
Signed lower left. unframed.
caption "It was never finish. Grandpa shot the artist"
13 x 16.75 board dimensions.
Published, Playboy. September 1966.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, New York
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Watercolor, Pencil on Heavy Illustration Board
Condition:	Good. Very good with saturated color. A very slight bow to the board
Creation Date:	1966
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, African American, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	766505

Dimensions

W.	10.5 in;	H.	13.5 in;
W.	26.67 cm;	H.	34.29 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.