As though dipping its toe into the water to test the temperature, the sale at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on Mar. 1, 2012, of 39 artworks made exclusively by African-American artists is a cautious move into a new realm for the Chicago-based auction house. Still, this is the first of what is slated to be twice-yearly sales of African-American art, which stemmed from the realization that “there is a strong community of collectors of African-American art in our city,” Hindman said. “A lot of people have told me that I should do auctions of African-American art. I considered the idea and decided that it actually makes a lot of sense.”
