Artist Keywords

John Anansa Thomas Biggers

John Anansa Thomas Biggers (1924 - 2001) was active/lived in Virginia, Texas.  John Biggers is known for Narrative mural painting-African-American subjects.

Following are excerpts from The New York Times obituary, January 30, 2001, by Holland Cotter:


John Biggers, a painter, printmaker and sculptor known for his meticulous depictions of African and African-American life, died on Thursday at his home in Houston. He was 76.

The cause was a heart attack, said Carl Ards, Mr. Biggers's brother-in- law.

Mr. Biggers's art, often in the form of public murals, was grounded in the humanistic spirit and social realist narrative style of the 1930's and 40's. Over the years it grew increasingly emblematic, with figures and architectural forms arranged in intricate patterns that suggested quilts, African textiles and modernist geometric abstraction.

Mr. Biggers was born in Gastonia, N.C., in 1924, the youngest of seven children, in a house built by his father, a schoolteacher, farmer and Baptist minister.  In 1941 he enrolled at Hampton Institute, later Hampton University, in Virginia,    ...  [Displaying 1000 of 37404 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

.  askART's database currently holds 117 auction lots for John Anansa Thomas Biggers (of which 80 auction records sold and 0 are upcoming at auction.)

Artist artworks for sale and wanted

.  There are 2 artworks for sale on our website by galleries and art dealers . There are 8 galleries and art dealers listing works of art by John Anansa Thomas Biggers as either "Wanted" or "For Sale" .

Research resources

.  askART lists John Anansa Thomas Biggers in 1 of its research Essays. John Anansa Thomas Biggers has 15 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

.  There are 24 similar (related) artists for John Anansa Thomas Biggers available:    Charles Wilbert White,  Elizabeth Catlett,  Norman Wilfred Lewis,  Eldzier Cortor,  Palmer Cole (Hedgeman) Hayden,  Augusta Christine Fells (Moore) Savage,  Joseph Samuel Delaney,  Aaron Douglas,  Beauford Delaney,  Benny Andrews,  Hale Aspacio Woodruff,  Edward Mitchell Bannister,  Lois Mailou Jones,  Charles Sebree,  Ernie Crichlow,  Romare Howard Bearden,  Richmond Barthe,  Hughie Lee-Smith,  Jacob Armstead Lawrence,  Alma Woodsey Thomas,  Claude F Clark Sr,  Laura Wheeler Waring,  Kelly Fearing,  Charles Henry Alston