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Aunt Jemima

Find the Woman
Find the Woman

Find the Woman

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Ad contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Woodbury Soap, Palmolive, Coke, Goodyear, New York Life, Squibb.

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1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Jolly Jester and his Vegetable Dolls, Original Cream of Wheat Advertisement
The Jolly Jester and his Vegetable Dolls, Original Cream of Wheat Advertisement

The Jolly Jester and his Vegetable Dolls, Original Cream of Wheat Advertisement

By Haddon Hubbard Sundblom

Located in Fort Washington, PA

He is best known for creating the iconic figures of the Coca-Cola Santa, the Quaker Oats Quaker, and Aunt Jemima. In addition to advertisements, Sundblom created calendars and story ...

Category

1920s Other Art Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

“How beautiful it is!”
“How beautiful it is!”

“How beautiful it is!”

By Dean Cornwell

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Ad contracts for GM, Eastern, Pennsylvania Railroad, Paul Jones Whiskey, Aunt Jemima, Seagram's Gin, Woodbury Soap, Palmolive, Coke, Goodyear, New York Life, Squibb.

Category

1920s Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Faith Ringgold, Police Brutality Viewed Thru Stained Glass, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Police Brutality Viewed Thru Stained Glass, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Police Brutality Viewed Thru Stained Glass, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, Slavery, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Slavery, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Slavery, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, The Right to Vote, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007
Faith Ringgold, The Right to Vote, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

Faith Ringgold, The Right to Vote, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, Brown Versus Board of Education 1954, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Brown Versus Board of Education 1954, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Brown Versus Board of Education 1954, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, For Whites Only, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007
Faith Ringgold, For Whites Only, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

Faith Ringgold, For Whites Only, from Letter from Birmingham City Jail, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, A letter From Martin Luther King, 2007
Faith Ringgold, A letter From Martin Luther King, 2007

Faith Ringgold, A letter From Martin Luther King, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

Faith Ringgold, Four Little Girls Bombed in a Church, 2007
Faith Ringgold, Four Little Girls Bombed in a Church, 2007

Faith Ringgold, Four Little Girls Bombed in a Church, 2007

By Faith Ringgold

Located in Southampton, NY

Works such as Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima (1983) and Tar Beach (1988) not only redefined the concept of narrative painting but also became beloved cultural touchstones, with Tar Beac...

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Screen

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Aunt Jemima Black, Pop Art Sculpture by Jeffrey Hargrave
Aunt Jemima Black, Pop Art Sculpture by Jeffrey Hargrave

Aunt Jemima Black, Pop Art Sculpture by Jeffrey Hargrave

By Jeffrey Hargrave

Located in New York, NY

His works have been exhibited at the Bronx Museum of the Arts, and other prestigious venues. Aunt Jemima Black (Version 1) Aunt Jemima Box and acrylic paint 8.5 x 6 x 2 inches 2017

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2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Found Objects, Acrylic

Rare and Early 20th Century Original Litho Cloth Aunt Jemima & Mose & Wade Dolls
Rare and Early 20th Century Original Litho Cloth Aunt Jemima & Mose & Wade Dolls

Rare and Early 20th Century Original Litho Cloth Aunt Jemima & Mose & Wade Dolls

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Rare and early 20th century cotton litho printed fabric Aunt Jemima doll and her husband uncle Mose and the son Wade.

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Antique 19th Century American Folk Art Toys

Materials

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20th Century Cast Iron Aunt Jemima Doorstop
20th Century Cast Iron Aunt Jemima Doorstop

20th Century Cast Iron Aunt Jemima Doorstop

Located in Charleston, SC

Early 20th century cast iron door stop in blue and white paint.

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Early 20th Century North American Collectibles and Curiosities

Materials

Iron

Famous Women

Kat FlynFamous Women, 2021

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H 22 in W 12 in D 12 in

Famous Women

By Kat Flyn

Located in New Orleans, LA

Instead historically all too many Black women have had to spend their lives working as janitors, cooks, waitresses, and house cleaners. Aunt Jemima epitomizes this.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

"Takin' A Chance On Luv" Pigment Print, African American Feminist Art
"Takin' A Chance On Luv" Pigment Print, African American Feminist Art

"Takin' A Chance On Luv" Pigment Print, African American Feminist Art

By Betye Saar

Located in Surfside, FL

In this mixed-media assemblage, Saar utilized the stereotypical mammy figure of Aunt Jemima to subvert traditional notions of race and gender.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Pigment

"Of Spies & Stratagems" Signed First Edition Book by Stanley P. Lovell
"Of Spies & Stratagems" Signed First Edition Book by Stanley P. Lovell

"Of Spies & Stratagems" Signed First Edition Book by Stanley P. Lovell

By Stanley P. Lovell

Located in valatie, NY

Devices included pistol silencers, compasses disguised as uniform buttons, miniature cameras, duplicated Phillipine currency and even explosive powder secreted within Chinese flour b...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Books

Materials

Paper

JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME
JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

JAZZ STORIES: MAMA CAN SING PAPA CAN BLOW #7: LOVE ME

By Faith Ringgold

Located in New York, NY

Ringgold’s first story quilt Who’s Afraid of Aunt Jemima? was written in 1983 as a way of publishing her unedited words.

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Prints

Materials

Permanent Marker, Screen

Dean Cornwell Pair of Orientalist Paintings
Dean Cornwell Pair of Orientalist Paintings

Dean Cornwell Pair of Orientalist Paintings

Located in Pasadena, CA

Pair of wonderful circular paintings on wood by Dean Cornwell, Nicknamed "The Dean of illustrators," Cornwell's work was published in Cosmopolitan, Redbook, Life, Good Housekeeping. ...

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Early 20th Century American Paintings

Materials

Board

Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress
Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress

Runway F/W 1988-89 Patrick Kelly Multi Color Bow Dress

By Patrick Kelly

Located in Rockwood, ON

Kelly achieved this on the streets, nightclubs, and runways of New York, Paris, and beyond in the heady, inventive, and often-subversive urban milieu of the 1980s....Kelly’s work pus...

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1980s Mini Dresses

Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank
Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank

Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank

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H 10.25 in W 6.25 in D 3.75 in

Early Cast Iron Black American Mammy Coin Bank

Located in Southampton, NY

Vintage cast iron bank in original condition and original paint. Aunt Jemima "Mammy" iconic hands on hips pose. Perfect for collectors of Americana or Black Folk Art.

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Antique Late 19th Century American Toys and Dolls

Materials

Iron

Fall 1988 Patrick Kelly Black Knit Fitted & Flared Skirt Dress
Fall 1988 Patrick Kelly Black Knit Fitted & Flared Skirt Dress

Fall 1988 Patrick Kelly Black Knit Fitted & Flared Skirt Dress

By Patrick Kelly

Located in Rockwood, ON

Kelly achieved this on the streets, nightclubs, and runways of New York, Paris, and beyond in the heady, inventive, and often-subversive urban milieu of the 1980s....Kelly’s work pus...

Category

1980s Casual Dresses

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Aunt Jemima For Sale on 1stDibs

Find the exact aunt jemima you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. In our selection of items, you can find Expressionist examples as well as a Post-Impressionist version. You’re likely to find the perfect aunt jemima among the distinctive items we have available, which includes versions made as long ago as the 20th Century as well as those made as recently as the 21st Century. If you’re looking to add an aunt jemima to create new energy in an otherwise neutral space in your home, you can find a work on 1stDibs that features elements of black, brown, blue, orange and more. There have been many interesting aunt jemima examples over the years, but those made by Faith Ringgold, Dean Cornwell and Haddon Hubbard Sundblom are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these — often created in screen print, oil paint and paint — can elevate any room of your home.

How Much is a Aunt Jemima?

An aunt jemima can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $4,796, while the lowest priced sells for $4,796 and the highest can go for as much as $225,000.