![]() ![]() In an interview published in the Chicago Tribune this morning, Marshall said the experience had waved him off making public artwork in the future. The library serves a relatively poor neighborhood on the city’s West Side where 44 percent of the population is African American. Chicago anticipated using the lucrative proceeds to upgrade the public library building and support more services, programs, and extended operating hours. The estimated sale price was set at $10 million-$15 million. ![]() Marshall was paid $10,000 to make the painting. ![]() The decision to remove the painting from the New York auction was made by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the wake of debate and criticism about the planned sale, from artists, curators, local cultural leaders, and the artist himself. The reversal was first reported by Bloomberg. Then Sunday, news came that the lot had been withdrawn. It was touted as the “centerpiece” of Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale on Nov. 1, the auction house announced the city had consigned the 24-foot work for sale. The 1995 site-specific mural was commissioned by the City of Chicago for the Legler Branch Library, where it was on display for more than two decades. CHRISTIE’S WON’T BE SELLING “Knowledge and Wonder” by Kerry James Marshall after all. ![]()
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