Created by
Woodruff, Hale, American, 1900 - 1980
Subject of
Spelman College, American, founded 1881
Date
1930-1950
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (object): 9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm)
H x W (mat): 16 x 12 in. (40.6 x 30.5 cm)
Description
A woodcut print of Sister’s Chapel at Spelman College in Atlanta, Georgia. The chapel has trees on both sides. The front is adorned with six pillars and has a peaked roof. A road runs in front of the building on the right side of the print. The sky is cloudy. An additional building is visible in the background. The print is inscribed and numbered on the front at bottom with "Sister's Chapel" and "15/50." The print is also signed on the front at bottom right with "Hale Woodruff."
Place depicted
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
woodcuts
Topic
Art
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Women
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Joele and Fred Michaud
Object number
2013.239.20.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Hale Woodruff Est./Licensed by Visual Artists & Galleries Association, Inc (VAGA), New York, NY
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e2d619b-dbd4-467e-833b-5b66539b1bee

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