Red Beans and Rice Fleur de Lis
- On View
- Cultural Expressions Gallery
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- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Cultural Expressions
- Created by
- Francis, Myesha, American
- Date
- 2010
- Medium
- canvas , pigment , bean
- Dimensions
- 24 × 18 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (61 × 46 × 3.8 cm)
- Description
- Painting of a fleur-de-lis made of red beans and rice. The fleur-de-lis is featured in the center, on a multi-colored background. The fleur-de-lis is bordered in red beans with rice filling the inside. In the center is a small circle of red beans. The background of the painting is red in the top half with a dark yellow along the bottom half with detailing around the fleur-de-lis.
- Place made
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Haiti, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- West Africa, Africa
- Classification
- Visual Arts
- Type
- paintings
- Topic
- Art
- Colonialism
- Foodways
- French colonialism
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Myesha Francis
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.