"The Glory Train" by Ruth Starr Rose, Amer., (1887-1965) Gouache initialed in the plate

initialed in the plate

From the estate of Sylan Cole

A beautiful impression of this early state

circumstance and the eternal dance of desire unfold here for our amusement and guilty pleasure

on very thin buff wove simili-japan paper

"The Glory Train" by Ruth Starr Rose, Amer., (1887-1965) Gouache initialed in the plateColor Lithograph, ca. 1939, ed. 16, 10 x 13 1 4, signed and titled in blue ink, on buff laid paper. Tape residue along top margin edge from previous mount. One spot of foxing beneath the trumpeter's mouth, mostly visible verso, slight toning in mat opening. A favorite theme and great folkloric image by this important artist, devoted to portraying African American culture and folklore, treated in several versions and media.