- Created by
- Newsum, Floyd, American, 1950 - 2024
- Date
- 2008
- Medium
- acrylic and oil paint on paper mounted to board with mixed media
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (framed): 59 1/4 × 88 3/4 × 1 7/8 in. (150.5 × 225.4 × 4.8 cm)
- L x W (artwork): 56 1/2 × 87 in. (143.5 × 221 cm)
- Caption
- "A painting is a collection of thoughts in a single composition . . . and sometimes my intent is to present more than one interpretation." - Floyd Newsum
- For most of America, reports of the massive destruction caused by 2005’s Hurricane Katrina came into our homes via 24-hour news vehicles such as CNN. They documented the storm itself, the thousands left stranded, the disastrous rescue effort, and the enduring effect of its aftermath. Moreover, the coverage revealed the presence of racial disquiet that remains embedded in our society.
- After the Storm CNN’s fragmented landscape of objects and images—such as the snake, television, dog, and ladder—contained within a sea of blue color reflects the complex nature of this event and its hotly contested political and social aftermath.
- Description
- A fractured landscape painting in acrylic and oil on four (4) sheets of paper mounted to board with mixed media. The artwork depicts ladders, houses, geometric shapes, birds, dogs, snakes, and other abstract forms on a cobalt blue background. In the upper left quadrant, there is a red TV, with an antenna and feet, with the letters [CNN] on the television screen.
- Place made
- Houston, Texas, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- mixed media
- Topic
- Abstraction
- African diaspora
- American South
- Art
- Folklife
- Mass media
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, a gift to the People of America from the Van Fleets of Texas
- Object number
- 2013.235
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Floyd Newsum
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




