PAIR Vintage BRIDES Joni T Johnson INDIANA Watercolors

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Buying & Selling Antiques & Art in Nashville, Indiana for Over 30 Years JONI T. JOHNSON (1934 - 1988) Pair of brides with bouquetsWatercolors on paper9.5" x 8"Unsigned Did you know that there is a website and a Facebook page dedicated to Joni Johnson? There are some pinholes at the top and bottom of the picture. All of this will be covered over when matted. I got this picture through a trade: I got 6 Joni Johnson watercolors and $300 cash. He got my 95' Acura Integra. I have a feeling these pictures originally came from Joni's estate. I've delt with many artists' estates and have developed a sense for what artists like to keep for themselves. Of course, I could be wrong; it's just speculation. From : The following was submitted as a bulletin by Nelson Begley.Watercolor artist, Joni T. Johnson was a native of Swayzee, Indiana. She went to high school in Indianapolis and attended the Herron Art School. Two of her paintings are in the White House East Room. Her works have hung in 27 countries and owned by such notables as Katherine Hepburn, Harry Belafonte and Lana Turner. ---------------------------------------------------------------------The following, submitted January 2005, is from Gerald A. Notaro, University Librarian, University of South Florida St. Petersburg. His source is the artist, who was his close friend from 198 3 until her death. Of her work, he wrote:"Her wispy watercolors of round-eyed children and sad faced Victorian girls, sometimes decorated with poems and splatters, brought untold pleasure to the large number of people who collected them, including Harry Belafonte, Joel Grey and Vincent Price who trooped through Indianapolis at one time or another with theatrical ventures."Born Joan T. Johnson in Swayzee, Indiana, she attended Tech High School and the old John Herron Art Institute. She was a founder of the Talbott Street Art Fair, which still attracts thousands annually. She was married for a short time to Merle Griggs.But nobody knew her by that name. She always signed her paintings J.T. Johnson.She had one son, Merle Griggs, Jr.In the 1950's she had a studio upstairs at the southwest corner of Alabama and 16th Streets that she called Belle Reve, after Blanche Dubois' lost plantation in Tennessee Williams' `A Streetcar Named Desire.'She also lived and worked in Chicago for a time and studied with Charles E. Burchfield. Joan was 54 years old at the time of her death in June of 1988.Much of this information was placed in the Congressional Record on Tuesday, March 21, 1989, by Congressman Andrew Jacobs, who was also a close friend of Joni's. ABOUT US Located in Nashville, Indiana, between Bloomington and Columbus, the Brown County Antique Mall is family owned and operated and has been buying and selling antiques and art for more than thirty years. We are open year-round, 7 days a week. Our buildings are over 7,000 square feet and filled with antiques, jewelry, pottery, china, glass, furniture, artifacts, primitives, books, collectibles, and home decor. We have 65 dealers who continually bring in new items, so our inventory changes often. The art gallery displays and sells early Brown County, Indiana, and American paintings. If you would like to learn more about our store, you can access our website through our Ebay About Me page. PAYMENT INFORMATION Payment must be received within 7 business days of auction end. Payment can be made by PayPal, Mastercard, Visa, or Discover. If you plan to pick up your item at our store, payment can also be made by cash or check. SHIPPING INFORMATION We primarily ship by United State Postal Service Priority Mail. Larger items may be shipped using FedEx or UPS. Our goal is to get your purchase to you safely and at a fair price. We will combine shipping but our first priority is that your item arrives in one piece! read more

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