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BEAUFORD DELANEY: SO SPLENDID A JOURNEY,

the first full-length documentary about Beauford.


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Saturday, January 12, 2013

A Portrait for Sale

Beauford captured the likeness of his friend Richard Gibson in a portrait painted in Paris in 1955:

Portrait of Richard Gibson
Beauford Delaney
Oil on canvas (1955)

Click HERE to read the story of how Richard sat for the portrait.

The painting was hung as part of the exposition of Beauford's works that the Philadelphia Museum of Art held in 2005. As Richard is a native of Philadelphia, he was proud to have his portrait shown during this exhibit.  Click HERE to read more about this exposition.

Richard Gibson standing next to his portrait at the 2005 exposition
Beauford Delaney: From New York to Paris
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Photo courtesy of Richard Gibson

Richard owns the painting and is offering it for sale.  Interested parties should address an e-mail message to Craig Allen at craig.persmail[at]yahoo[dot]com.

To read Richard's tribute to Beauford, click on the following link:
A Tribute to Beauford...in Gratitude

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