Lot 10

4058195: Alan Campbell (Georgia, b. 1950), Air Mail Ossabaw Postage, Watercolor/Ink on Paper E8RDL

Estimate: $75 - $125

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Property from the Collection of Eleanor Sandy West, Ossabaw Island, Georgia Alan Campbell (Georgia, b. 1950), Air Mail Ossabaw Postage, Watercolor/Ink on Paper, unsigned, with typed label on the back 'Air Mail-Ossabaw Postage, Alan Campbell, Ink/Watercolor, 1 x 1, 1980' and another handwritten label 'Deluxe Express, On those special occasions-extremely rare-when speed is of the essence, a special air delivery service is summoned forth from the island dump. The last such emergency occurred only last week-when the beer ran out at Middle Place', matted and framed. Frame size: 8 1/4 in. x 8 1/4 in. 'Alan Campbell received his Bachelor of Fine Arts with honors from the University of Georgia in 1973, and completed his MFA at UGA in 1975. He has had over 50 one-man exhibitions in museums and galleries in the United States, Italy, Chile and New Zealand, with important sponsorships from Mobil Oil, the United States Embassy (New Zealand and Chile), Lockheed Martin, the Cecil B. Day Corporation, AT&T and BellSouth. The artist has received additional support from Patagonia, R.E.M., the Turner Foundation, the Frances Wood Wilson Foundation and a grant from the Georgia Council for the Arts and Humanities. His various projects have also partnered with numerous non-profit organizations, including Earthwatch, The Nature Conservancy, The Ossabaw Foundation, The African Wildlife Foundation, Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation and Earthshare of Georgia. Alan Campbell's work has graced the covers of Reader's Digest, Athens Magazine, and The Sciences (New York Academy of Science), Boletin Antartico Chileno, Georgia Alumni Magazine, The Scientist And Southern Distinctions. In addition to these magazines, articles about his work have appeared in the New York Times, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Atlanta Journal -Constitution, New Zealand Herald, El Mercurio (Chile), Airone (Italy), Washington Post, Charleston Courier, The Explorers Club Journal and numerous other publications in the United States, New Zealand and Europe.' (from alancampbellstudios.com)