Walter Sanford, also known as Sanford, (January 30, 1912 - July 3, 1987), was an American artist who worked in a variety of styles and influences using traditional media such as paint, ink, crayon, and pencil. His artworks include collages, cartoons,pencil drawings, linocuts, woodcuts, sculptures, paintings and portraits. He was one of the first and only black artists of 20th century social realism and abstract expressionism. He was hailed as "Picasso negro" and "Picasso de Detroit" for his paintings of cubist figures and in 1958 he won the Prix de Paris La Grande Saison de Paris at the Raymond Duncan Galleries. In Detroit, he opened the first black-owned art gallery and exhibited at the first Black Art Show and Negro History Week and was hailed as one of Michigan's leading modern art painters in 1952.Sanford was part of the Second Wave (1941-1960) of the Black Renaissance of Chicago African American artists and adopted a wide range of styles and influences. An expressionist until 1945, Sanford was clearly influenced by Pablo Picasso's Cubism and followed him in his paintings, then switched to Abstract Expressionism for 18 years. During this period, he traveled and worked in Mexico, France, and Las Vegas, but always returned to his home in Chicago. In 1962, he moved the Sanford Studio (171 W. Oak Street, Chicago) to the South Side and established a new studio across the street from the Prairie Shores and Lake Meadows Apartments. He returned to social realism and entertained guests in his new studio while he painted for them. This item will sell as "in the style of.Measures: 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches

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