Pair of Marion Howard (American), Lithos of African American Children First Piece Titled: “Little Kids Smile Kwanza” (signed 1989) This piece features a beautiful and vibrantly colored watercolor work of a group of Black children playing together during a Kwanza celebration. Signed and dated, lower right & mid left Marked 440/500, lower right Second Piece Titled: “A time to play” (signed 2000) This piece features a group of black children playing out in a grassy field. The bright pastel watercolor background gives a stunning contrast to the vivid foreground colors. There is some damage to the frame, sold in AS IS condition. Signed and dated, lower right Marked 66/150, lower right Overall Size: 24 7/8 x 28 in. Sight Size: 13 3/8 x 16 5/8 in. Frame Thickness: 1 7/8 in. #5852 Marian Howard is a visual watercolor artist with a background in fashion advertising, illustration and printmaking. She attended school at the Boston Institute of Art, The New School in New York, The Printmaker's Workshop in New York and San Francisco and the Art Student League in New York City. She's traveled internationally and every experience, every vantage point taken in by her eyes, seeps out from her brush. Over the years she has been featured in countless galleries and museums and taken home several best in show awards. She's created a vast and brilliant library of art for the past four decades, diverse in its scope and aim.