**Originally Listed At $300**
Roger Manley (American, 20th to 21st century). Three black and white photographs - Sculpture of a Demon, Corner of a Room, and Cemetery - n.d. All have artist's stamp on verso. A moving trio of black and white photographs by Roger Manley, a photographer, folklorist, filmmaker, curator, and writer known for his documentation of life in the American South who now serves as the Director of North Carolina State University’s Gregg Museum of Art and Design. Here Manley has captured three dynamic images: (1) a tree stump in a tightly-packed cemetery (2) a corner of a wood-paneled room featuring a portrait, a door, and a mantle supporting a mirror, flowers, and a book AND (3) a demonic sculpture emerging from a pile of stones in a forest. A fascinating ensemble, each fit with a custom matte and frame with the artist's stamp on the verso. Size of largest photo (Demon): 10.2" W x 10.2" H (25.9 cm x 25.9 cm) Size of largest frame (Corner and Cemetery; both the same): 21.3" W x 17.3" H (54.1 cm x 43.9 cm)
Provenance: ex-private Bishop Family Trust collection, the Trust of the late Bill Bishop, a noted antiquarian with shops in Scottsdale, Arizona and Allenspark, Colorado, USA, acquired before 2010
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Condition
All stamped "ROGER MANLEY /1110 Burch Ave. / Durham, NC 27701 / COPYRIGHTED / PHOTOGRAPH / BY / ROGER MANLEY" on verso. Each fit with custom matte and wood frame with suspension wire on verso for display. Photographs have not been examined outside of frame but appear to be in overall excellent condition.