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THBAnne Woodson "Death, Passage, Birth", Signed
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1788 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States
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About Auction
LiveMar 21, 2015 - Mar 22, 2015
Ahlers & Ogletree elizabeth@aandoauctions.com
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- Lot Description
Anne Woodson (American, 20th century), "Death, Passage, Birth"-1986, mixed media on paper, signed and dated in pencil lower right "Woodson 4/86". Original modern artwork depicting abstract atmospheric black, blue and white space with floating Surrealist square with textured markings above pencil or graphite text that reads "Death Passage Birth" above arrow pointing downward. Framed approximately 72.5" x 37.5". Sight size approximately 70.5" x 35.5".
Provenance: From the Estate of Mr. Soichi Furuta, Woodstock, Georgia.Note: Soichi Furuta (1927-2011) was a Renaissance Man of sorts, beginning his career in fine art arena. After attending UCLA, he joined a creative design and packaging firm in New York where he later became president. The firm (Stuart, Gunn & Furuta) was responsible for packaging design for a number of major brands including Michelob, Hershey's, Vicks, and Nestle. Concurrently, Mr. Furuta taught graduate-level courses in design at the City University in New York, later, he served as an adjunct professor of literature at St. Andrews Presbyterian College in North Carolina. Later in life, Furuta penned a dozen books in both English and Japanese with subjects ranging from poetry to translations and even a memoir. He was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1989 for his book of poetry, "Montefeltro the Hawk Nose" that references the artwork of the Italian painter Piero della Francesca. Soichi Furuta's fine tuned sense of poetry, aesthetics and simple beauty are apparent throughout his collection as well as reflected in his own work.Condition
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