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Fri, Jun 28, 2019 01:00AM EDT
Lot 28

Charles Banks Wilson Signed Lithograph 'Encounter I.T.'

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Charles Banks Wilson (Oklahoma, 1918-2013) Encounter, I.T.,?1978 Lithograph on paper A great CB Wilson lithograph (Hunt, 88) of a historical confrontation between groups in Indian Territory, based on Wilson's Indian Immigration?mural in the Oklahoma state capitol rotunda. In Wilson's words, "I tried to picture another side of the story of Indian Removal: dispossessed Indians from the East being relocated in the West on land already occupied by tribes that had been living and hunting there for centuries. A young man who had just returned from Vietnam posed for the figure of the Comanche on the horse. The?Plains Madonna?figure can be seen at lower right." Signed "Charles Banks Wilson 78" in the bottom right margin, and titled "Encounter I.T." in the bottom left margin, along with the number "200" indicating the edition size including proofs.?Full sheet (15 x 20 inches), all deckled edges, hinged from the top of sheet to the mat with archival tape. Image size is 12 x 16.75 inches, in a frame measuring 23.75 x 27.75 inches.

Condition

Archivally framed and matted in beautiful condition. Not laid down, clean, no staining.

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