Behold Thy Son
- Created by
- Driskell, David C., American, 1931 - 2020
- Subject of
- Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955
- Date
- 1956
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- H x W: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
- Description
- An oil painting in which the artist presents the bruised and battered body of Emmett Till as a Christ-like figure with his arms outstretched in the form of a crucifixion. The hands and arms of a figure behind him are visible holding the body.
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Exhibition
- Visual Art and the American Experience
- On View
- NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
- Type
- oil paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Civil rights
- Religion
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © David C. Driskell