Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

'Hip Hop'

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December 21, 05:25 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 USD

Lot Details

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PDNB Gallery, Dallas, TX

Earlie Hudnall, Jr.

b. 1946

'Hip Hop'

gelatin silver print, signed, titled, and dated in pencil on the reverse, 1993

image: 18 ¾ by 15 in. (47.6 by 38.1 cm.)

Richard J. Powell, Virginia Mecklenburg, and Theresa Slowik, African American Art: Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Era & Beyond (Skira Rizzoli, 2012), p. 128

"Most of Earlie Hudnall’s career, to this day, has been devoted to documenting the vitality of the African American culture in Houston, Texas.

The photograph offered here is one of his iconic images. The portrait captures a boy showing off his Hip Hop fashion. Its title originated from Hudnall’s mentor, the artist, John Biggers. Once Hudnall showed him his latest photograph, Biggers said, 'That’s Hip Hop!'

PDNB Gallery has represented Earlie Hudnall, Jr., and the Estate of Nickolas Muray since the 1990s. They both represent two diverse worlds that connect with Latin American and African American art collectors throughout the past 25-year history of the gallery." - Missy Finger

Founded in 1995, Photographs Do Not Bend (PDNB) Gallery is a fine art gallery dedicated to photo-based art from the early 20th Century to the present.