Black Woman in God's Hands
Height 17" Length 16" Width 12" Marble Sculpture on Wood Base 1960 / 1970. Carole Marie Byard (July 22, 1941 – January 11, 2017) was an American visual artist, illustrator, and photographer. She was an award-winning recipient of a Caldecott Honor, as well as multiple Coretta Scott King Awards. Honors and awards 1972: Ford Foundation travel grant for three months of travel in Africa • 1977: Black and African Festival of Art and Culture (FESTAC), Delegate (Lagos) • 1978: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Africa Dream • 1980: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Cornrows • 1981: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Grandma's Joy • 1986: National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship for drawing • 1993: Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award for Working Cotton • 1993: Caldecott Honor for Working Cotton • 1993: Coretta Scott King Award for Working Cotton • 1994: National Endowment for the Arts, Fellowship for sculpture • Byard had a lifelong fine-art practice in painting, sculpture, and mixed-media art. She was part of the Black Arts Movement, a founding member of the Black Artists Guild and an early member of Where We At: Black Women Artists Inc. (WWA), a collective that grew out of a groundbreaking 1971 show called "Where We At: Black Women Artists, 1971.
Carole Marie Byard / Atlantic City Museum at Gardners Pier
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Thank you for submitting your item for appraisal. This appears to be an impressive marble sculpture, depicting giant hands holding the upper part of a body, the head stretched backwards. According to your information a work by Carole Marie Byard (1941-2017). The artist has achieved a lot during her lifetime, unfortunately her works of art are unknown to the secondary art market. The estimate is based on similar sculptures by lesser known artist sold at auction. The sculpture in your possession has some potential if offered in a specialized well advertised auction.
