Roy Ferdinand American, 1959-2004

Overview

Roy Ferdinand, 526 Royal Street, 1998

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Working from the late 1980s to the early 2000s Ferdinand bore witness to gun violence, drugs, prostitution and police corruption to a soundtrack of Jazz and Rap music during a troubled period when New Orleans was then the murder rate capital of the United States. Using everyday materials such as marker pens and paper from his local convenience store, Ferdinand captured violence and despair alongside the humour and emotion of the African American neighbourhoods at this time.

Works

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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, Undated

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  55.9 x 71.1 cm
  22 x 28 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 2004

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  76.2 x 101.6 cm
  30 x 40 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 2004

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 2004

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled (Banks St.), 2004

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 2002

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 2000

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  81.3 x 101.6 cm
  32 x 40 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1998

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  73.7 x 51.4 cm
  29 x 20 1/4 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1997

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1996

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  76.2 x 50.8 cm
  30 x 20 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1993

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  70.5 x 55.9 cm
  27 3/4 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1993

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  55.9 x 71.1 cm
  22 x 28 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  The Bird, 1991

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1991

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
• 
  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1991

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
• 
  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1991

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches
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  Roy Ferdinand

  Untitled, 1990

  Watercolor, pen, marker, crayon and graphite on paper

  71.1 x 55.9 cm
  28 x 22 inches