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Jammie Holmes — My Grandmother was an Usher
Jammie Holmes

My Grandmother was an Usher

2020

A dignified Black woman stands dressed in her Sunday best, rendered in Holmes's expressive combination of acrylic paint and oil pastel. The work pays tender homage to the unsung pillars of the Black church community, honoring the quiet authority and devotion embodied by women who served as ushers. Through bold color and gestural mark-making, Holmes transforms a personal memory into a universal celebration of faith, family, and Black womanhood.

Medium
acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 2020.

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session

May 15, 2020

Estimate: $50,000$70,000

Lot 57

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Jammie Holmes, My Grandmother was an Usher, 2020

A dignified Black woman stands dressed in her Sunday best, rendered in Holmes's expressive combination of acrylic paint and oil pastel. The work pays tender homage to the unsung pillars of the Black church community, honoring the quiet authority and devotion embodied by women who served as ushers. Through bold color and gestural mark-making, Holmes transforms a personal memory into a universal celebration of faith, family, and Black womanhood.

Medium
acrylic and oil pastel on canvas
Dimensions
167 x 197.5 cm
Year
2020
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Community And Memory, Contemporary Painter, Canvas, American Artist, Intimate Mood, Black Artist, Figurative Art, Narrative Painting, Warm Tones, Acrylic And Oil Pastel, African American Experience

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