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I Can't Breathe (Water Table)
- Created by
- Dyson, Torkwase, American, born 1970
- Subject of
- Brown, Henry Box, American, 1815 - 1897
- Date
- 2018
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- acrylic paint on canvas with wood and wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 96 × 72 × 2 in. (243.8 × 132.9 × 5.1 cm)
- Caption
- The Water Table series is conceived as a letter to Henry "Box" Brown (c. 1815-1897), an enslaved African American who escaped to freedom by shipping himself in a crate from Virginia to Philadelphia. The paintings in this series are visual deconstructions of natural and built environments that consider how individuals negotiate and negate various types of systems and spatial order.
- Description
- An acrylic painting on cotton canvas with a grey background. Centrally depicted three distinct shapes created with various brushstrokes. On each side of the canvas is a bright cloudy white cube. Bright and wide brushstrokes of red and white impasto feature strongly at the top middle and right of the canvas, while the same white and red impasto features minimally at the top and bottom of the canvas. The painting was executed primarily in thin, horizontal washes, which resulted in the layering of numerous vertical drips. Occasional passages of thick impasto are present throughout.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Water Table
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.77
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Torkwase Dyson
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Ghana Women Dancing
- Created by
- Biggers, John, American, 1924 - 2001
- Date
- 1968
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil and acrylic paint and chalk on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (frame): 43 1/8 × 37 1/16 × 1 9/16 in. (109.5 × 94.2 × 4 cm)
- H x W (unframed): 35 15/16 × 29 15/16 in. (91.3 × 76 cm)
- Description
- This is an oil painting of two dancing women. The women wear duku head ties, blouses, and floor-length skirts. The figure on the left has a skirt that wraps around her, with abstract color patterns in yellow and red tones. She wears a blue sleeveless blouse with a white pattern and an off-white head tie with yellow and red highlights. The woman stands with her body facing the viewer, head bent towards her left and bending forward from the waist. The woman next to her stands with her back to the viewer, wearing an off-white wrap skirt and blue short sleeve blouse with light blue pattern. She bends forward slightly from the waist, her left foot visible beneath her skirt. Behind them is a large green moon against a dark blue sky with white stars and constellations in the background.
- Place made
- Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Ghana, West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Topic
- Africa
- African diaspora
- Art
- Dance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Gerald and Anita Smith
- Object number
- 2012.162.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of John Biggers. Permission required for use.
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The Garden of Eden
- Created by
- Duncanson, Robert S., American, 1821 - 1872
- Date
- 1852
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Frame): 40 11/16 × 56 3/8 × 4 1/8 in. (103.3 × 143.2 × 10.5 cm)
- H x W x D (Canvas): 32 1/2 × 48 1/2 in. (82.6 × 123.2 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts a landscape scene. Numerous trees, including palm trees, frame the image on the left and right. The center of the image is an open clearing with a small stream running through a meadow covered with greenery and flowers. Further back into the painting the clearing opens up into a wide meadow. There are two small nude human figures on the right side of the meadow. Beyond the meadow is a lake fed by a waterfall. In the background is a single conical mountain.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Louis Moore Bacon
- Object number
- 2014.299
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public Domain
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The Poet II
- Created by
- Clark, Claude Sr., American, 1915 - 2001
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- 1946
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil with wax on paperboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Framed): 39 5/8 × 18 × 1 in. (100.6 × 45.7 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- An oil painting on paperboard depicting a man in a prison jumpsuit playing a guitar under pine trees. The man stands with his left foot propped up on a rock, his feet bare. A large ball and chain is attached to his right ankle. He wears a white jumpsuit with wide blue stripes. Tall pine trees are behind him with white clouds and blue sky visible between them. The man’s hair appears red. There are no brushstrokes; the paint has been applied using a palette knife. In the bottom right corner is the artist's signature [C. Clark].
- Place made
- Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Instrumentalists (Musicians)
- Labor
- Music
- Nature
- Prisons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert Booker
- Object number
- 2018.92
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Claude Clark
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A Walk in Paradise Gardens
- Created by
- Bearden, Romare, American, 1911 - 1988
- Owned by
- Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
- Date
- 1955
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on fiberboard
- Dimensions
- H x W (painting): 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W x D (frame): 28 5/8 × 24 3/4 × 1 1/2 in. (72.7 × 62.9 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts three abstract figures. Formed out of small rectilinear shapes in bright colors, the figures appear to be moving across an equally abstracted background.
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Communities
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
- Object number
- 2015.2.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Romare Bearden Foundation/Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.
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Untitled (Abstraction)
- Created by
- Delaney, Beauford, American, 1901 - 1979
- Date
- 1964
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on linen
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 1/8 × 13 × 3/4 in. (41 × 33 × 1.9 cm)
- H x W x D (with frame): 22 1/2 × 19 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (57.2 × 48.6 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- This is an abstract oil painting done in colors of primarily yellow and orange-pink against an off-white background. The paint is laid on the canvas in thick textured clumps. The reverse is signed and dated by the artist and inscribed "Paris" in oil.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.233.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Beauford Delaney. Permission required for use.
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Self-Portrait
- Created by
- Flemister, Frederick C., American, 1917 - 1976
- Owned by
- Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
- Date
- 1941
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 30 1/4 × 24 1/8 in. (76.8 × 61.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Frame): 35 3/4 × 29 × 1 3/4 in. (90.8 × 73.7 × 4.4 cm)
- Description
- This oil on canvas depicts the artist, Frederick C. Flemister. Shown from the chest up, the man in the image wears a loose white shirt with a black shirt peeking out of the neckline. On his head is a large green peaked cap. The man stands sideways with his right shoulder towards the viewer. Wearing a mustache, he turns his head and gazes toward the viewer. He stands in an arched window with a dark green marbled casement. Outside the window is a landscape, depicting a tree by a river, with rolling hillsides and mountains in the distance.
- On the reverse side of the canvas is a partial study of a nude, showing a woman's torso and leg in red, possibly crayon. The nude is located in the center of the canvas. Below in the lower right quadrant is a sketch for a man's head, in black or dark blue. In the lower left quadrant are the artist's signature and the painting's title, written vertically. The title and the artist’s signature are also written in large letters above the nude.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
- Object number
- 2015.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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SWANstudy #2 (for Aretemisia)
- Created by
- Rozeal, American, born 1966
- Date
- 2012
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- mixed media : acrylic paint , ink and graphite on wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 72 × 60 × 2 in. (182.9 × 152.4 × 5.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Crate): 80 × 68 1/2 × 9 3/4 in. (203.2 × 174 × 24.8 cm)
- Caption
- Rozeal’s work has been referred to as a visual mash-up that juxtaposes elements of Japanese art and culture with African American hip hop pictures and fashion. Brown creates her figures by combining traditional Japanese characters and ukiyo-e printmaking with contemporary hip hop style and imagery. She has termed her ongoing project A3…Afro-Asiatic Allegory after discovering the Ganguro subculture born in the mid-1990’s among female Japanese teenagers.
- Rozeal has incorporated many cultural references into this painting. The figure’s hairdo mimics the braids and dreads so popular amongst black teenagers and hip hop enthusiasts of varying backgrounds. The scarab, traditionally an Egyptian amulet in the shape of a beetle, hanging from the pearl necklace, has long been a popular jewelry item and good luck charm, sometimes interpreted as a symbol “of rebirth or regeneration.”
- The dedication to Aretemisia may refer to Italian Baroque artist, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-c. 1656). Although Artemisia was a great sartist, she was also known for the court trial in which her accused rapist was successfully prosecuted. Brown’s young woman seems fearless as well—confident in her wardrobe and self-presentation.
- The title, SWANstudy, may reference the Greek myth of Leda and the swan.
- Rozeal’s lavishly adorned woman draws together many elements that make this image so rich—the excess and folly of the young, the homage to intersecting traditions, and the universal irresistibility of pop culture. It serves as a handy demonstration of the myriad connections to African American culture found around the world.
- A recurring character in Rozeal's work is Yoshi, a wise female war hero—sporting an afro and classical Japanese garb—whose enlightened state allows her to exist as a communicant between divinities and mortals, guiding those still on earth.
- The artist's paintings have been widely exhibited, and she received a solo show at Cleveland's Museum of Contemporary Art in 2010. In 2011 she was commissioned to create a performance for the Performa biennial.
- Description
- This stylized figurative painting, reminiscent of a Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock print, features a female figure with vivid blue hair holding a string of pearls in her teeth. The woman's head tilts to her left. Her long, braided hair is gathered into a twist at her neck, and heavy bangs frame her face. A single braid runs down the left side of her face, through a large hoop earring in her right ear, and down to her leg. The necklace hanging from her mouth features a large blue scarab affixed at the bottom of the loop. Her right shoulder is covered with a red cloth, and her left shoulder is draped by an abstracted white fur garment that wraps around to her right, behind the red cloth. Part of the woman's face and torso are a dark brown, with a thick set edge implying a mask or garment. Her pale skin is painted or tattooed in a blue pattern around her shoulder, arm and breast. At the lower edge of the painting, the hilt of a Japanese katana-type sword is visible, topped with a tsuba, or a guard that is placed at the end of the sword grip. The edges and many details of the painting are outlined in black ink to heighten the evocation of an etched print. The entire top edge, and left and right borders, of the front panel of the panel are trimmed in red. Across the panel, there are carefully spaced and controlled drips of paint running both vertically, such as across the woman's face and torso, and horizontally, near the sword grip. The sides of the panel are painted the same teal blue as in the woman's hair.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- acrylic paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Carl and Shirley Schwartz
- Object number
- 2016.79
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Iona Rozeal Brown. Permission required for use.
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Haitian Street Scene
- Created by
- Douglas, Aaron, American, 1899 - 1979
- Date
- 1938
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Framed): 25 3/4 × 27 5/8 × 2 3/16 in. (65.4 × 70.2 × 5.6 cm)
- H x W (Unframed): 18 × 20 × 1 in. (45.7 × 50.8 × 2.5 cm)
- Description
- An oil on canvas painting by Aaron Douglas depicting a street scene in Haiti. In the foreground, three (3) women are depicted, all traveling from right to left. The two women at proper right are walking, and the third woman at center is traveling on a donkey or burro. The woman on the donkey is wearing a light blue dress and cream colored hat, and is sitting on top of a cloth or a sack. Both of the women traveling on foot are wearing dresses, with brightly colored headscarves topped with baskets balanced on their heads. At proper left, a man is emerging from an alley, wearing a light blue suit with cream colored hat. Behind the figures are colorful buildings bathed in dappled sunlight, a glimpse of colorful blue sky and puffy clouds visible in the background. At proper left there is a large building painted yellow with colorful trim around the windows, at center a garage with teal blue doors, and at proper right a stone wall with a large pine tree with gracefully drooping branches behind. The painting is signed at the lower-right corner [A. Douglas].
- Place made
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Art
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Melvin Holmes Collection of African American Art
- Object number
- 2015.267
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Aaron Douglas Foundation//Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS). Permission required for use.
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Château d’Olhain
- Created by
- Jones, Loïs Mailou, American, 1905 - 1998
- Date
- 1947
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W (unframed): 18 × 22 in. (45.7 × 55.9 cm)
- H x W x D (framed): 23 1/2 × 27 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (59.7 × 69.9 × 3.2 cm)
- Description
- An impressionistic landscape painting of a 15th century French castle, Château d'Olhain, located near Calais in the north of France. This picturesque castle, with its bright orange-hued roof and stone walls, is positioned in the midst of a lake, which Jones depicts through shimmering reflection in the surrounding waters. Although the castle keep dominates the canvas, it is depicted off-center and to the right. The foreground focuses on a simple fence bordering the lake, and a dirt path leading to the castle's bailey (enclosed courtyard) and other ancillary buildings, possibly stables, located behind the castle. At center left, a person walks towards the village, their back to the viewer. The sky is a pale blue punctuated with a few fluffy white clouds. The canvas is signed by the artist in the lower-right hand corner, [Lois M/ Jones/ France/ 1947.].
- Place depicted
- Château d'Olhain, Fresnicourt-le-Dolmen, Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, Europe
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Dr. Gregory L. Shannon Family, Courtesy of Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel Trust
- Object number
- 2015.111
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Lois Mailou Jones Pierre-Noel Trust
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Spring--Delightful Flower Bed
- Created by
- Alma Thomas, American, 1891 - 1978
- Date
- 1967
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- acrylic paint on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (unframed): 36 × 36 in. (91.4 × 91.4 cm)
- H x W x D (framed): 39 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (100.3 × 100.3 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- This is an abstract and colorful mosaic-style painting with concentric circles filling a square space with a light green background. Each circle is composed of rectangular shapes of similar color and size, but each circle varies in color and width.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Local and regional
- Nature
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of William J. and Brenda L. Galloway and Family
- Object number
- 2015.151
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Charles Thomas Lewis
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The Argument
- Created by
- Motley, Archibald John Jr., American, 1891 - 1981
- Owned by
- Barnett-Aden Gallery, American, 1943 - 1969
- Date
- 1940
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W (framed): 40 × 30 in. (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts a street scene with a group of men arguing. In the painting's foreground are five men standing in a rough circle. Two men have their backs to the viewer, one tall thin figure wearing a grey suit and fedora. He carries a cigarette in his left hand, held behind his back. The second man is short, fat, and wears a light colored shirt and dark blue pants. He is balding and has his hands on his hips. He faces three taller men. The tallest wears a brown bowler hat over one eye and red tie with a dark blue suit. He stands with his legs spread and has a cigarette in his open mouth. Next to him is a man in a light colored suit with a flat blue cap. He holds a smoking cigarette in front of his face with his right hand. The third man wears a dark blue suit and flat cap. He leans against the wall behind him and gestures with his right hand. Slightly in front of him is an overflowing can of garbage. Slightly behind the group of men to the left is another man with his head tilted upwards, drinking from a flask. Above the men is an open window in the brick building behind them. A woman in a green sleeveless dress sits at the window, right hand on the sill, left hand touching her hair. Her head is turned downwards towards the men. Beyond the brick building is a small green yard with a laundry line. A woman in a red dress and white apron is hanging white sheets on the line. She looks over her shoulder at the group of men. Beyond the laundry line is a small house with a porch. A man in a white shirt and dark pants stands on the porch, leaning forward on the railings. It is signed and dated by the artist.
- Place depicted
- Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Communities
- Men
- Stereotypes
- Urban life
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert L. Johnson
- Object number
- 2015.2.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Valerie Gerrard Browne. Permission required for use.
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The Carrousel
- Created by
- Hayden, Palmer C., American, 1890 - 1973
- Date
- 1953
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 24 × 18 1/8 in. (61 × 46 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts a carousel set in a busy urban cityscape. Set in the center of the scene, the carousel has a green and white striped canopy overhead. It has triangular-shaped multicolored flags set at intervals around the edge of the canopy. On the carousel platform itself are various animal figures mounted on poles with people riding on them. The animal figures include cows with upraised horns, leaping zebras, horses and a lion. Surrounding the carousel is a crowd of people. Behind the carousel is a large indistinct crowd and several high-rise buildings. At the bottom right corner of the painting, in black, is [Palmer Hayden 1953].
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Michael Rosenfeld and halley k harrisburg
- Object number
- 2016.155
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Palmer C. Hayden. Permission required for use.
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Sankofa II
- Created by
- Phillips, James, American, born 1945
- Subject of
- AfriCOBRA, founded 1968
- Date
- 1997-1998
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- acrylic paint on canvas , thread
- Dimensions
- H x W: 96 × 60 in. (243.8 × 152.4 cm)
- Diameter (Rolled): 29 1/8 in. (74 cm)
- Description
- An acrylic painting on canvas incorporating Adinkra symbols in colorful swirls and patterns. The primary colors incorporated in the design are base colors of tan, peach and sky blue, with symbols in maroon, green, light blue, yellow, white, orange and purple. Throughout the canvas, preparatory drawing lines and shapes are visible, possibly in charcoal or graphite. The painting is unstretched, with sleeves on both ends through which a dowel can be placed. The patterns and motifs used throughout the painting reflect the AfriCOBRA style or tradition. The canvas is signed by the artist at the lower left corner.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- acrylic paintings
- Topic
- Africa
- Art
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.321
- Restrictions & Rights
- © James Phillips. Permission required for use.
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Self-Portrait
- Created by
- Porter, James Amos, American, 1905 - 1970
- Date
- ca. 1935
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil paint on linen (material)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (unframed ): 14 × 12 × 3/4 in. (35.6 × 30.5 × 1.9 cm)
- H x W x D (framed ): 17 3/4 × 15 13/16 × 1 1/8 in. (45.1 × 40.1 × 2.9 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts the figure of a seated man holding an artist's palette. He is visible from the waist up, sitting in profile to the viewer. The figure, wearing a white collared shirt, turns slightly to the left, toward the viewer. He holds an artist's palette in his left hand and two brushes in his right. A wooden chair can be partially seen in the foreground right corner. The edge of an easel and canvas can be seen at the left edge of the picture. A picture frame can be seen on the wall to the right.
- On the verso are three rectangular stickers adhering to the frame. One sticker is attached at the top. It has an image of James A. Porter and a block of text that reads "The Art of James A. Porter/ Dorothy Porter Wesley Research Center, Inc./ 2400 East Las Olas Blvd. ste 123/ Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301/ (954) 463-7880/ (954) 463-7881 Fax/ dpw_archives@hotmail.com/ #63 Self Portrait."
- The bottom left sticker (clear plastic) "Self-Portrait/ Oil/ ca. 1935/ collection of Dorothy Porter Wesley."
- The bottom right sticker "James A. Porter/ (1905-1970)/ Dorothy Porter Wesley Research Center Archives/ pmb - 123 2400 E. Las Olas Blvd./ Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301-1529 USA/ Phone (954) 463-7880 Fax(954)463-7881/ www.artnoir.com/index.porter.html/ email:artnoir@artnoir.com."
- Place made
- Paris, Ile-de-France, France, Europe
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- self-portraits
- oil paintings
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.42.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © James Amos Porter. Permission required for use.
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Rutabaga: In the Sky
- Created by
- Binion, McArthur, American, born 1946
- Date
- 1978-1979
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil stick, Dixon wax crayon on aluminum
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 59 × 46 × 2 1/16 in. (149.9 × 116.8 × 5.2 cm)
- Description
- This oil stick and wax crayon painting on aluminum depicts an abstracted oval shape. Done in tones of red and white, the oval leans in a slant to the right, sitting on a rectangular field. The background is also two toned, yellow and red, opposite sides of the two tones used within the oval. The wax colors are pressed onto the canvas, rather than drawn, creating a high relief texture to the surface.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- mixed media
- Topic
- Art
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of McArthur Binion
- Object number
- 2014.160
- Restrictions & Rights
- © McArthur Binion
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Girl in Red Dress
- Created by
- Waring, Laura Wheeler, American, 1887 - 1948
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1935
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on museum board
- Dimensions
- H x W (unframed): 18 × 14 in. (45.7 × 35.6 cm)
- H x W x D (frame): 23 5/8 × 19 11/16 × 1 3/4 in. (60 × 50 × 4.5 cm)
- Description
- This oil painting depicts a young woman in a red off-the-shoulder dress. Wearing long red fingerless gloves, a large black ring, an earring and makeup, she sits with one knee drawn up to her chest. Her clasped hands rest on her raised knee. Although she faces the viewer, her gaze is lowered, her head slightly bent forward. Her dark, wavy hair, parted on the left, hangs to her shoulders. The painting is signed by the artist and has a gallery label affixed to the back.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- oil paintings
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Wheeler Waring. Permission required for use.
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Mothership (Capsule)
- Created by
- Pinder, Jefferson, American, born 1970
- Subject of
- President Barack Obama, American, born 1961
- Ra, Sun, American, 1914 - 1993
- Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
- Date
- 2009
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- tin, wood, chrome, loudspeakers, audiovisual equipment and mixed media
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 92 1/2 × 75 × 86 in., 571 lb. (235 × 190.5 × 218.4 cm, 259 kg)
- Description
- An abstracted replica of the NASA Mercury space capsule. The sculpture is made from pieces of tin that were salvaged from structures in and around Baltimore, Maryland, and re-purposed lumber gathered from President Obama’s 2009 inaugural platform. The sculpture is displayed angled onto its side. Inserted into the top of the sculpture is an Altec (R) model 416-8A sub-woofer speaker, and the base of the sculpture is a 24" chrome alloy (wheel) rim. In the interior of the sculpture is a Philips DVD player (HTS3371D), with a Philips audio cable connecting the player to the speaker, and a remote to control the player externally. A DVD plays from inside the sculpture on a loop, bass tones only: “Space is the Place” by Sun Ra and “Living in the City” by Stevie Wonder.
- Place made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- multimedia works
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Art
- Funk (Music)
- Identity
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Technology
- Transportation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Henry Thaggert III in memory of Burnell P. Thaggert
- Object number
- 2013.234
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jefferson Pinder. Permission required for use.
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Ethiopia
- Created by
- Fuller, Meta Vaux Warrick, American, 1877 - 1968
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- ca. 1921
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- paint on plaster
- Dimensions
- 13 × 3 1/2 × 3 7/8 in. (33 × 8.9 × 9.8 cm)
- Description
- Painted plaster sculpture of a female figure standing with her right hand over her heart, her left arm straight against her side with her hand extended out. Her head is turned over her left shoulder. From the hips down her legs are bound as if mummified. She wears a veil that is draped over her head and falls over her shoulders and down her back. The veil is shaped to resemble a pharaonic headdress. The figure stands on a rectangular, slightly wedge shaped pedestal. The sculpture is painted to look like copper complete with a simulated greenish patina.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- sculpture
- Topic
- African diaspora
- Art
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Fuller Family
- Object number
- 2013.242.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Meta Vaux Warrick Fuller
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Untitled (Green Landscape)
- Created by
- Woodruff, Hale, American, 1900 - 1980
- Date
- ca. 1969
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W (painting): 30 × 35 in. (76.2 × 88.9 cm)
- H x W (frame): 33 1/4 × 38 × 1 3/8 in. (84.5 × 96.5 × 3.5 cm)
- Description
- This large rectangular oil painting on canvas depicts an abstract field of green, orange, yellow, and white colors in patches. Handwritten in the bottom right corner is the artist's signature that reads "Hale Woodruff." The reverse side of the canvas has illegible angular symbols, done in black oil. Handwritten above symbols is the signature "H. WOODRUFF."
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- oil paintings
- landscapes (representations)
- Topic
- Art
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.130.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Hale Woodruff Estate/ Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Permission required for use.