Nap Time by Raymond Howell
Nap Time
Raymond Howell
Title
Nap Time
Artist
Raymond Howell
1927 - 2002 (biography)Year
1979
Technique
chromolithograph, a color planographic print
Image Size
35 9/16 x 47 3/4" image size
Signature
pencil, lower right/ written in stone, lower left
Edition Size
154 of 200
Annotations
pencil editioned in lower left
Reference
Paper
smooth antique-white wove
State
published
Publisher
artist
Inventory ID
20739
Price
$1,500.00
Description
A self-taught artist, African-American artist Ray Howell was born in Oakland, California and grew up in foster homes. Howell painted many works on commission, including a huge mural at now-closed New Joe's Restaurant on Geary Street in San Francisco, depicting the history of the city's Italian community.
A large format, intricate composition that seems to capture a quiet moment in the daily life of a young girl as she catches a cat-nap while riding the carousel The faces of the other riders and those of the animals tell yet another story. The execution of such a large multi-color planographic print is in itself a feat; to so delicately tell a story in the process is an accomplishment that few can achieve.