"City Patterns" signed color lithograph by noted African-American artist Jewel Woodward Simon

"City Patterns" signed color lithograph by noted African-American artist Jewel Woodward Simon. One of her most famous works. Limited edition #4/25. Approx 20"X17" matted 24" X 20.5" .........JEWEL WOODARD SIMON (1911-1996) Painter, Sculptor, Printmaker, musician, songwriter, and civic leader. A native of Houston, Texas, she lived in Atlanta since 1939. She received the Bachelor of Arts degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Atlanta University and was the first African-American to be awarded a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Atlanta School of Art. She studied painting under Hale Woodruff and sculpture under Alice Dunbar at Atlanta University. Mrs. Simon was a member and officer of the National Conference of Negro Artists since its inception in 1958. Some of her works are included in: AMERICAN NEGRO ART by Cedric Dover, PRINTS BY AMERICAN NEGROES by California Cultural League, BLACK ARTISTS by Lewis and Waddy, BLACK DIMENSIONS IN CONTEMPORARY ART by Atkinson, Women Artists in the United States A Selective Bibliography and Resource Guide on the Fine and Decorative Arts, 1750-1986 by CHIARMONTE, Women Artists in America: Eighteenth Century to Present by COLLINS and OPITZ, North American Women Artists of the Twentieth Century: A Biographical Dictionary by HELLER, The Art of Black American Women: Works of Twenty-Four Artists of the Twentieth Century by HENKES, Gumbo Ya Ya: An Anthology of Contemporary African American Women Artist by KING-HAMMOND, Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to the Present by OPITZ, Twentieth-Century Artists on Art An Index to Artists' Writings, Statements, and Interviews by ROBERTSON, In Black and White: Afro-Americans in Print by SPRADLING, Davenport's Art Reference The Gold Edition, Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975, Dictionary of Texas Artists by Grauer. Her works are included in Collections of the National Archives, Carnegie Institute, Howard University Gallery of Art, Atlanta University, Spellman College, Clark College, Paine College, Girls Club of America, Chicago University, University of Maryland, Atlanta High Museum of Art, University of South Alabama, UCLA Art Galleries and others. Along with her extensive interest in art, she served on the Board of Directors of Girl’s Clubs of America, active with Church Women United, First Congregational Church of Atlanta, Black Artist of Atlanta, Board of Associates of Emory University School of Nursing, Design Commission of Atlanta, YWCA, Atlanta Artists Club, Alliance Guild, The Collectors, The High Museum of Art, Georgia Arts Council and Atlanta Arts Festival. She was married to E. L. Simon, Vice President of Atlanta Life Insurance Company and chairman of the Board of Trustees of Clark College.