Cowan's to present first dedicated various owner African Americana sale
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Cowan's to present first dedicated various owner African Americana sale
Sixth plate daguerreotype of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first and seventh president of Liberia. N.p., ca 1840s. Estimate: $10,000 - 15,000.



CINCINNATI, OH.- Cowan’s, a Hindman company, will present its first dedicated various owner African Americana sale on February 18. The sale will feature a diverse selection of books, manuscripts, newspapers, photographs, posters and ephemera dating from the 18th century through the mid-20th century, representing themes such as slavery and abolition, militaria, civil rights, politics, art, literature and more. A number of influential figures including Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King, Jr., Marcus Garvey, Madam C.J. Walker, Huey Newton, Eldridge Cleaver and Angela Davis will be represented in the auction.

The sale includes recorded speeches, press photographs, posters, books, a pennant, illustrated (comic) books and more documenting Dr. King and his various campaigns, most notably the marches from Selma to Montgomery, Ala., and the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Highlights of the sale include a photograph of Dr. King locking arms with his aides while leading the march to the Montgomery, Ala. courthouse (lot 191; estimate is $1,000-2,000). Another noteworthy piece is a sixth plate daguerreotype of Joseph Jenkins Roberts, the first and third president of Liberia (lot 82; estimate is $10,000-15,000). The archive of Lieutenant Colonel George Henry Hoyt is another standout item (lot 46; estimate is $4,000-6,000). Hoyt most notably acted as one of John Brown's attorneys when the martyred abolitionist stood trial for the raid at Harper's Ferry, Va. Included in the archive are a journal with Hoyt's hand-recorded testimonies from Brown's relatives, former neighbors and old acquaintances, and a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings reporting on Hoyt and the trial. Other notable items include a quarter plate tintype of two young girls, one African American and one white (lot 84; estimate is $800-1,200).

Marcus Garvey, founder and first President-General of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, is featured prominently in the sale. Signed letters, a broadside, and objects from his Black Star Line are featured in the 14 lots identified to Garvey. Madam C.J. Walker, the first female self-made millionaire in the United States, is also represented through five lots associated with her line of cosmetics and hair care products.

Bidding for the February 18 auction will begin at 10:00 am ET. Bidders will be able to participate via absentee bid, by phone, or live online on Cowan’s website. Previews for the auction will be available at Cowan’s facilities by appointment only.










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