On View
Cultural Expressions Gallery
Exhibition
Cultural Expressions
Created by
Pleasant, William Jr., 1928 - 1997
Subject of
Unidentified
Date
1980
Medium
oil paint on particle board
Dimensions
H x W x D: 23 1/8 × 20 3/8 × 3/16 in. (58.7 × 51.8 × 0.5 cm)
Description
An oil painting on particle board of a huckster selling fish and crabs. The huckster stands in the middle of a street lined with two story, red-roofed buildings, facing the viewer, with just their head and shoulders visible. The huckster is wearing a white sleeveless top with a white scarf wrapped around their head and a wide basket perched on top of their head. The light brown basket dominates the top half of the top half of the painting. It is filled with crabs and fish and is set against a dark blue sky background. The huckster’s hand is raised to their face, as if calling out. The artist’s signature is in the lower right corner of the painting. There are no inscriptions on the back of the painting.
Place depicted
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Visual Arts
Type
oil paintings
portraits
Topic
American South
Art
Business
Communities
Cooking and dining
Foodways
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sadie B. Pleasant and Family
Object number
2016.160
Restrictions & Rights
© William Pleasant Jr.
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b94bde6-05a9-4df9-a4a0-3d52147ab85b

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