BENNY ANDREWS
(American, 1930-2006)
The Wedding
1997, oil, fabric, and paper collage on Waterford paper
signed and dated Benny Andrews 1997 lower right
sheet: 30 x 38 1/2 in., frame: 37 3/4 x 46 1/4 in.

Provenance: The artist; 17 Wendell Street Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts; acquired from the above by a Wellesley, Massachusetts Collector, July 1998; The Estate of a Wellesley, Massachusetts Collector.

Other Notes: This work is an original collage that Andrews created for the children's book Sky Sash So Blue by Libby Hathorn. It is accompanied by a copy of the book signed by Andrews.

During the Black Lives Matter protests in Boston this June, our gallery door was spray painted with the message "#BLM DO BETTER, ART WORLD!" With the consignment of thirteen works by Black artists to The Fall Auction, we have identified an opportunity to do so. Grogan & Company will contribute 5% of our proceeds from the sale of lots 16 through 28 to Boston's Artists For Humanity. Our donation will provide support to the next generation of BIPOC artists, and is meant to encourage others in the art world to take the challenge to “Do Better.” Artists For Humanity (AFH) provides under-resourced teens the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in art and design. Visit their website to learn more: www.afhboston.org.