Works from Selected Collections
Chestee’s artwork is held in numerous collections, including The Historic New Orleans Collection, the McIlhenny Collection at Louisiana State University, and in private collections around the world.
Black Folks' Business
22" x 28"oil on linen
2004
Private Collection
New Orleans, Louisiana
Blues
5" x 7"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1997
Private Collection
Lafayette, Louisiana
Cabin on the Bayou
9.5" x 7.5"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1975
The Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, Louisiana
Cabin with the Red Curtain
8" x 12"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1968
LSU Rural Life Museum
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Clifton
14" x 11"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1975
Private Collection
Atlanta, Georgia
Floundering
8" x 12"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1977
Private Collection
Birmingham, Alabama
Friday Night Bourré
18" x 26"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1994
Saga of the Cajuns series
Private Collection of Jenny Craig
California
Indian Bayou Home
18.5" x 21.5"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1974
Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum
Lafayette, Louisiana
Madonna of the Moss
28" x 16"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1983
The McIlhenny Collection, Hill Memorial Library, LSU
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Matthew Ch.25
30" x 22"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1971
Private Collection
Colorado
Shallots
21" x 14"wood polychromatic bas-relief
Private Collection
Louisiana
Steamboat
5" x 7"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1975
The Historic New Orleans Collection
New Orleans, Louisiana
Washday, Old Tunica Road
8" x 10"wood polychromatic bas-relief
1990
Private Collection
Louisiana